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This table (Excel spreadsheet) contains the data WIEGO commissioned on informal employment and its workers in 19 cities. WIEGO now produces more comprehensive data on cities in its Statistical Brief Series . The advocates and policymakers who work with WIEGO need statistics on informal workers to...
For the most part, retail jobs are “bad jobs” characterized by low wages, unpredictable work schedules, and few opportunities for advancement. Labour experts Françoise Carré and Chris Tilly show that these conditions are not inevitable. In Where Bad Jobs Are Better , they investigate retail work...
This blog by Marty Chen and Joann Vanek was the third in a blog series (and twitter handle) Deliver 2030 , facilitated by the Overseas Development Institute answering the question: How can we deliver on the SDGs? The blog featured submissions by some of the world’s biggest influencers in the...
This joint report by the International Labour Organization and WIEGO aims to deepen understanding on the nature and role of cooperatives and other social and solidarity economy (SSE) enterprises and organizations in formalizing the informal economy. This report, which focuses on waste pickers and...
Many employment arrangements today do not fit easily within the existing International Classification of Status in Employment (ICSE-93) either because they sit ambiguously between paid employment and self-employment, or because they require greater detail, such as the creation of a new category or...
This paper aims to assess whether the government budget in Liberia address the needs of informal workers, in particular street vendors, market traders and waste collectors in greater Monrovia. The paper describes the situation of these three groups of informal workers, and then explores whether...
Based on this survey, the brief reviews trends in street vending and market trade in Lima and in urban Peru between 2004 and 2015. It also provides analysis of the comparative working conditions of street vendors and market traders which in turn sheds light on whether market trade provides a better...
This issue of the WIEGO newsletter highlights WIEGO's activities from July to December 2016. Newsletter topics include WIEGO delegation at Habitat III summit; UN High Level Panel's first report, reflecting an interest in women in the informal economy; gains for informal workers in Ghana; and much...
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.