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This Legal Brief compares the Civil Law and Common Law systems to explore the recourses and remedies street vendors may have to to defend their rights and livelihoods from the abuse of public authorities.
In much of our work, WIEGO focuses on specific sectors or groups of informal workers, notably: domestic workers, home-based producers, street vendors, and waste pickers. All of our programmes are designed to help build the voice, visibility and validity of these specific groups of workers.
This is "the ILO’s central statistics database ILOSTAT – the primary source for cross-country statistics on the labour market. The database contains over 100 indicators covering more than 230 countries and economies."
WIEGO videos about informal workers and the informal economy are on WIEGO's YouTube channel .
HomeNet Southeast Asia, in collaboration with regional advocacy platform SEA Junction and WIEGO, held a panel discussion on social protection for informal workers and their need for inclusive health insurance and social security provisions.
Democratic norms are under threat worldwide. Informal workers and other marginalized groups are witnessing the reversal of hard-fought wins for increased participation and rights. But worker organizations are organizing and employing innovative strategies to advance democratic practices.
Members of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) gathered in Bangkok, Thailand for the ASEAN Summit from 31 October – 4 November 2019. This meeting which is held biannually provides a platform to discuss the economic, political, security and socio-cultural development of...
Aux quatre coins du monde, les normes démocratiques sont menacées et les conséquences à long terme s’annoncent graves. Les travailleuses et travailleurs de l’informel et autres groupes marginalisés vivent en ce moment des contrecoups des batailles durement livrées en faveur d’une participation et...
This paper interrogates the potential of contemporary international law instruments to realize decent work for homeworkers. It grounds the discussion with reference to data on homeworkers in Bulgaria. The paper argues that the complex labour relations of the global economy necessitates a multi...
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.