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International recommendation relating to statistics of the economically active population, employment, unemployment and underemployment of the 13th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS)
"We're here to discuss one of the most profound challenges of our time—how to create jobs, how to increase incomes, and how to improve working conditions in today's globalized economy." That’s how WIEGO’s International Coordinator, Sally Roever, introduced a public dialogue on formalizing the...
This section of the website provides interested users of statistics on informal employment with information to maximize the use of available data and to begin discussions with producers of these statistics to better meet their data needs. Dialogue and collaboration between statisticians and users of...
Developing Concepts and Definitions At the 1991 International Labour Conference, the informal sector was a topic for tripartite debate. This was the first time the informal sector was featured as a major agenda item in an international conference. In 1992, the ILO Bureau of Statistics prepared a...
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Finding reliable data on the size of the street vending population in any given city can be challenging. Official statistics on street vendors are available only in a few countries. Here's why.
Events and Webinars: 24 February 2021 Webinar: COVID-19 Crisis & the Informal Economy: Moving from Relief to Recovery in Delhi English हिन्दी 21 October 2020 - 21 October 2020 Webinar: Women, Informal Work & COVID-19: Data-based Policy Considerations 24 to 31 January 2020 Webinar: Women in the World...
WIEGO has worked closely with the International Labour Organization (ILO) in the development of statistics on the informal economy. In 2018, this collaboration led to the ILO publication of the first-ever global estimates on the size of informal employment.
Statistics on the Informal Economy Analysis of informal employment and informal workers is a new area of statistical development. This section of the website examines the available data, as well as the concepts, definitions and methods that underpin this growing area of investigation. Statistical...
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.