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Reshmaben is an organizer with the Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA). She learnt tailoring from her mother when she was 14. Now, at 29, she helps raise awareness among workers about the importance of vaccination and protection against the virus. SEWA also stepped in to provide relief...
The Social Protection Programme started the Child Care Initiative in 2014. Its aim is to encourage local and national governments to consider public child care as a key social protection measure that will reduce poverty and inequality.
Background and Issue Globally, over 50 percent of the population aged 15 years and above are found in informal employment; this remains especially high in three regions (Africa, the Arab States, and Asia and the Pacific). Within sub-Saharan Africa, informal employment (including agriculture) is the...
Informal workers need access to social security that will protect and mitigate against risks to their incomes and help them cope after an event or shock. WIEGO’s Social Protection Programme is committed to helping workers access these rights. Goals Activities Notable Gains Past Activities Team A...
Español Français Português Organizations representing over 2.1 million informal workers from around the world call on governments to accelerate investments in worker protections as a central component of economic recovery plans . In COVID-19 lockdowns one year ago, informal workers across the world...
ILO estimates indicate that close to 20 million people worldwide earn their living from recycling waste. Many work as waste pickers who gather and sort materials on landfills or open dumpsites, collect waste from garbage bags or containers in public spaces, and collect household waste. Waste pickers...
WIEGO's Initiative Globally, levels of informal employment are higher amongst older workers. However, little attention is given to older informal workers’ patterns of inclusion and exclusion, as well as the contributions they are making and have made to the community and economy. WIEGO recognizes...
The extension of social protection to informal workers is a major global policy concern highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
WIEGO has produced a series of briefs to analyze the Social Protection Responses to COVID-19, drawing from WIEGO's database of social protection responses to the pandemic, as well as the trends and changes in the Social Protection for Informal Workers landscape, in order to support movements in...
WIEGO’s podcast explores some of the most pressing issues faced by the world’s informal workers face. Hosted by Cyrus Afshar, it features experts from around the globe.
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.