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The Work in Lima Since 2010, WIEGO has implemented several initiatives in Lima, Peru, creating a critical mass of work on informal employment issues. In Lima, WIEGO works with seven sectors of informal workers: Street vendors Market vendors Domestic workers Waste pickers Newspaper vendors Market...
WIEGO's page acknowledges the contribution of all informal workers and their leaders in this global crisis, and send our condolences to all those who have lost loved ones, colleagues and members during this difficult time.
The WIEGO Law Programme strives for the recognition, inclusion and protection of the rights and work of informal workers in international instruments, national and local laws and regulations; and to build the capacity of informal workers and their organizations to use the law to fight for secure...
In 2011, the ILO adopted the Decent Work for Domestic Workers Convention (No. 189, known as C189) and its accompanying Recommendation (No. 201), which extends rights such as paid leave, minimum wages and employment contracts to domestic workers. This victory was achieved through a lengthy...
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...
Across the Global South, most urban workers make their livelihoods in the informal economy. The Urban Policies Programme (UPP) strives to transform urban systems so informal workers have higher and more stable incomes, secure places to work and live and the capacity to negotiate sustainable gains in...
COVID-19: Safety, prevention and advocacy resources For Domestic Workers' Organizations Your Toolkit on ILO Convention 189 - The Domestic Workers Convention WIEGO and the IDWF partnered to write this toolkit to support IDWF affiliates in their efforts to make C189 real for domestic workers. Also...
As COVID-19 has spread around the world as both a health and an economic crisis, informal workers' organizations and international networks have issued statements and demands aimed at getting policymakers to see and address the needs of their constituencies. WIEGO has curated a selection of these...
Comunicado de prensa y oportunidad de entrevistas 26 de mayo de 2020 - Resulta tan alarmante como falsa la narrativa que se ha instalado en Perú y que se ha esparcido por toda América Latina sobre el rol de las y los comerciantes de mercado informales en el aumento de los casos de COVID-19. Pero...
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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.