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This 2018 study by HomeNet South Asia (HNSA) found that despite playing critical roles in the large cardamom and allo value chains, women home-based workers in Nepal are invisible and disadvantaged. “In the large cardamom value chain, the work put in by the women, in the farming and processing...
Carr Centre Discussion Paper Abstract: Following the Rana Plaza factory fires four years ago, the labour rights violations in global supply chains, and indeed the governance of global supply chains, has become a pressing global issue. This paper evaluates key existing global and national supply...
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...
Este número del boletín WIEGO destaca las actividades de WIEGO entre julio y diciembre de 2016. Entre los temas del boletín figuran la delegación de WIEGO en la cumbre de Hábitat III; el primer informe del PAN-ONU, reflejando un interés en las mujeres trabajadoras en empleo informal; las avances...
Ce numéro du bulletin décrit les activités de WIEGO entre Juillet et Décembre 2016. Les sujets traités comprennent la délégation de WIEGO au sommet Habitat III; le premier rapport du GHN-ONU, en exprimant une priorité sur les femmes travailleuses de l'économie informelle; des gains pour les...
This book brings together a set of studies on labour conditions in global value chains (GVCs) in a variety of sectors, ranging from labour-intensive sectors (garments, fresh fruits, tourism), to medium and high technology sectors (automobiles, electronics and telecom) and knowledge-intensive sectors...
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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.