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2pm-3.30pm South African time Presentations and recording now available (see below) The current crisis has dealt the South African workforce more job losses and greater economic hardship. What are the realities facing informal workers in general, and women informal workers, in particular? What...
Street vendors in Mexico City are providing affordable food, in open-air settings, to food-insecure populations. Waste pickers in Accra provide recycling services at a time when recycling value chains have taken a hit. These are essential services that could be enhanced through inclusion into...
Las vendedoras y vendedores ambulantes de la Ciudad de México están brindándoles alimentos accesibles, al aire libre, a las poblaciones con inseguridad alimentaria. Las recicladoras y recicladores de Accra brindan servicios de reciclaje en un momento en que las cadenas de valor de reciclaje se ven...
COVID-19 Poster Guidelines for Informal Traders (in streets, markets and spaza shops) Poster Afrikaans English Sotho Xhosa Zulu This poster provides COVID-19 health, rights and financial support information to workers in markets, streets and home shops. It was developed by WIEGO in consultation with...
A decision to close landfills imminently is threatening the livelihoods of hundreds of waste pickers in both Accra and Kumasi, Ghana. Those workers are demanding assurances from the Government of Ghana that their lives and livelihoods will be protected.
Le présent rapport s’articule autour du système formel de gestion des déchets, et le diagnostic du système par les acteurs s’appuie sur l’analyse des éléments suivants : (I) le contexte géographique de la décharge de Mbeubeuss (II), le profil des récupératrice.eur.s (III) l’environnement de travail...
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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.