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This brief offers details of the urban informal workers in South Africa's metros, with a further focus on three cities.
The addition of a new category “dependent contractor” in the status in employment classification of labour statistics should lead to better data and thus better national policies to benefit homeworkers: that is, sub-contracted home-based workers who are neither fully independent self-employed nor...
L’ajout d’une nouvelle catégorie « non-salarié dépendant » dans la Classification internationale des statuts d’emploi (CISE-18), en termes de statistiques du travail, devrait conduire à de meilleures données et donc à de meilleures politiques nationales en faveur des travailleurs à domicile, c’est-à...
La inclusión de la nueva categoría “contratista dependiente” en la clasificación de la situación en la ocupación dentro de las estadísticas del trabajo debería aportar mejores datos, y por ende conducir a mejores políticas nacionales que beneficien a las personas trabajadoras a domicilio...
This publication is a brief version of the 3rd edition of Women and Men in the Informal Economy: A Statistical Picture (ILO 2018). The 3rd edition of Women and Men in the Informal Economy estimates that two billion (61 per cent) of the global employed population earn their living in the informal...
The first-ever global estimates on the size of informal employment, published by the ILO in 2018, show 61% of all workers are informally employed. This pamphlet offers a snapshot of that global workforce by sex, status in employment,branch of industry and age. Download the pamphlet in English...
Improving the Availability and Quality of Individual-level Data on Women and Youth in Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS) Rome, Italy A group of experts and institutions focused on women and youth employment policy and research convened in Rome, Italy, from November 28 - 29, 2018 for the...
Changes to the International Classification of Status in Employment (ICSE) were made in October 2018. WIEGO was proud to have played an important role in establishing new categories that, ultimately, could lead to better national policies that benefit informal workers.
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.