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This 2016-2017 annual report reviews the latest research, activities, workshops, achievements and innovative ideas on the informal economy as well as the workers who are involved in this important sector.
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For the most part, retail jobs are “bad jobs” characterized by low wages, unpredictable work schedules, and few opportunities for advancement. Labour experts Françoise Carré and Chris Tilly show that these conditions are not inevitable. In Where Bad Jobs Are Better , they investigate retail work...
This article (in German) is from the journal of the Hans Boeckler Foundation "Mitbestimmung" (co-determination). Karin Pape, representing WIEGO and IDWF, is quoted as saying that trade unions should think out of the box and should engage in building new alliances. She refers to the example of a...
Accra, Ghana Photo: Juan Arredondo/Getty Images Reportage On September 30, 2017, members of informal workers’ associations of Accra joined the Women's General Assembly and engaged the Ghanaian Minister of Gender, in Accra, at the Holy Spirit Cathedral Hall. The Assembly is an established platform...
Elaborado mediante entrevistas con recicladores, y observación etnográfica en el Vertedero de Rafey entre agosto y septiembre de 2017, este documento proporciona una descripción de las serias problemáticas, y violación de derechos que han sufrido los recicladores de este vertedero gracias a las...
Mediante información secundaria y entrevistas con actores que han tenido relación directa con este vertedero, los investigadores del proyecto de reconocimiento de la situación de derechos humanos de los recicladores en Latinoamérica, presentan la difícil situación que deben vivir los recicladores de...
Popayan , Colombia Photo by Juan Arredondo/Getty Images Reportage On September 29, 2017, the launch of the first payment to Popayan waste pickers as providers of public recycling services took place in Popayan, Colombia. Federico Parra, WIEGO’s Waste Picker Coordinator for Latin America, and Maria...
WIEGO’s law team discusses how administrative law can empower and protect informal workers in urban public spaces Every day, street vendors face harassment from authorities — from evictions to confiscation of goods. Waste pickers, too, face the denial of access to landfills or space to sort their...
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.