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The Global Deal, in cooperation with Open Society Foundations, is organizing a virtual high-level conference in the afternoon of the 6th and 7th April 2022 on the critical role of essential workers in supporting economies, societies and businesses.
दिल्ली में अधिकांश कामगार असंगठित रूप से काम करते हैं और नवीनतम अनुमानों के अनुसार दिल्ली में क़रीब 49.2 लाख असंगठित कामगार हैं. यह रिपोर्ट WIEGO के नेतृत्व में की गई ' कोविड-19 संकट और असंगठित क्षेत्र ' स्टडी की दिल्ली शहर में हुई दूसरी दौर की जाँच - परिणामो को प्रस्तुत करती है. यह सर्वे मध्य-2021...
In Togo, according to the ILO (International Labour Organization), 92.8% of the workforce is informal. This means that a large share of the Togolese population is vulnerable to shocks and risks that might impact their livelihoods. Over the past decade, however, the country has witnessed many...
A recently launched report by the World Bank that provides guidance on how to expand Social Protection for the Informal Economy in Africa and beyond, requires a response.
Informal economy worker-led social protection schemes are certainly not a substitute for universal social protection, but they can play a key role in its realization.
There are an estimated 4.92 million informal workers in Delhi, India, comprising over 80% of the city's total workforce. This report presents Delhi's findings from Round 2 of the WIEGO-led COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy study that was conducted in mid-2021 to assess how specific groups of...
Date: March 2, 2022 Time: 2.00pm - 4.00pm Philippine Standard Time (GMT +8 hours) HomeNet Southeast Asia, a sub-regional network of national networks of home-based workers, together with WIEGO, will promote a series of regional dialogues on the Social Protection for Home-Based Workers in ASEAN. The...
Domestic workers’ limited legal and social protection in Tanzania has compounded the impact of the pandemic on workers’ socio-economic circumstances. This report presents Dar es Salaam findings from Round 2 of the WIEGO-led COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy study that was conducted in mid...
Informal workers make up a large proportion of the “missing middle” in social protection – those who are not considered vulnerable enough to benefit from social assistance measures and often excluded from employment-linked social protection. During the COVID-19 crisis, this gap in social protection...
The study sample in Ahmedabad – the largest city and financial capital of Gujarat State in Western India – included domestic workers, home-based workers, street vendors and waste pickers: all women and all SEWA members. This report presents the Ahmedabad findings from Round 2 of the WIEGO-led COVID...
Videos / Slideshows / Audio
Millions of women work long hours, in dangerous conditions, for little pay. They are fighting for change, with the help of ILO Convention 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers. Watch this video to learn how.
Workers Education/Organizing Materials
This manual helps street vendors learn more about the regulations that govern public space and how to defend the right to work in public space. It describes successful actions taken by street vendor organizations. And it offers information to help you organize and negotiate with local government.
WIEGO Working Papers
Mike Rogan reviews how informal workers are taxed, why there is growing interest in taxing them, and whether they should be included in the tax net.