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Organised by One World Action, WIEGO, SEWA and TUC
Contains fact sheets on Street Vendors, Waste Collectors, and Home-based Workers (also available separately)
Informal transport services—paratransit-type services provided without official sanction—can often be difficult to rationalize from a public policy perspective. While these systems provide benefits including on-demand mobility for the transit-dependent, jobs for low-skilled workers, and service...
Presented by WIEGO's Director of Global Trade at a policy conference hosted by SEWA and UNIFEM, “Women, Work, and Poverty,” to highlight the situation of home-based workers in South Asia.
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.