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Time: 9am–11am EST In partnership with Ford Foundation and UNU-WIDER, WIEGO co-hosted an event to celebrate the book and call attention to the future of informal work. In mid-2020, Routledge Press published The Informal Economy Revisited: Examining the Past, Envisioning the Future . This volume...
La crisis del COVID-19 y la economía informal es un estudio longitudinal llevado a cabo por WIEGO en 12 ciudades. Este estudio se propone evaluar el impacto de la crisis del COVID-19 en grupos ocupacionales específicos de personas trabajadoras en empleo informal y sus unidades familiares. Mediante...
Provides an introduction to the informal economy, including: labour law and its scope; the definition of informal economy; an overview of the different occupational groups and employment statuses; challenges to regulating waged and self-employed workers; and legal strategies to support informal...
Describes the history and background of the process leading to 2015 ILO Convention 204 on the transition from the formal to the informal economy.
Discusses the role of strategic regulation in advancing the rights of informal workers, and provides examples of successful cases.
"La crise de la COVID-19 et l’économie informelle, une étude longitudinale menée dans 12 villes, sous la conduite de WIEGO, se propose d’évaluer l’impact de la crise pandémique sur certains groupes de travailleuse·eur·s en emploi informel et leurs ménages.
कोविड -19 संकट और अनौपचारिक अर्थव्यवस्था , ‘वुमेन इन इन्फ़ॉर्मल एम्प्लॉयमेंट: ग्लोबलाइज़िंग एंड ऑर्गनायज़िंग’ ( WIEGO ) के नेतृत्व में की गई, बारह शहरों की एक लोंगिट्यूडनल स्टडी है. यह असंगठित कामगारों के विशिष्ट समूहों और उनके परिवारों पर , कोविड-19 संकट के प्रभा वों का आकलन कर ती है . पहले राउंड...
COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy is a WIEGO-led 12-city longitudinal study that assesses the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on specific groups of Informal Workers and their households. Using a survey questionnaire and in-depth interviews, Round 1 assessed the impact of the crisis in April...
In 2011, the United Nations Human Rights Council endorsed the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. These principles are important because they: recognise that not only governments, but businesses also violate people’s human rights; frame labour rights as human rights are based on the...
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.