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This video describes WIEGO's program "Securing Economic Rights for Informal Women Workers" with Gumutindo Coffee Cooperative in Uganda.
Abstract Globally between 1980 and 2000, women’s economic activity rate expanded, narrowing the gender gap in labor force participation. Thus, females now account for one third or more of the “officially counted” personnel of export industries (UNICEF 2007), and export agriculture is now feminized...
Subtitle : Key Characteristics and Recent Trends Contract workers – those employed by a third party rather than directly by the factory or enterprise where they work – are commonly found in global garment supply chains, yet remain largely ignored and poorly understood as a specific category of...
From her Delhi home, Farida-ben embroiders garments for foreign retailers. Denied an education and other options, she has done this work since she was a girl. Today, her membership in the Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) and her involvement with an ethical, SEWA-based producer company have...
A blog post by Jason Patinkin about the used clothing trade in Kenya. To learn more about the Rockefeller Foundation's Informal City Dialogues project, click here .
This paper analyzes existing value chain literature in the existing horticulture and commodities sectors with a particular focus on what it reveals about the conditions of informal workers, who make up the majority of the workforce. The evidence suggests that informal workers in these value chains...
FACT SHEET: Women in Fair Trade Women in Africa are estimated to provide over 80 per cent of the labour in agriculture, yet often women do not see any income from the sale of products they grow. Many engage in craft production to generate additional income to provide for basic needs. Fair Trade...
Se estima que las mujeres en África realizan más del 80 por ciento del trabajo en la agricultura, sin embargo, a menudo las mujeres no reciben ningún ingreso por la venta de los productos que cultivan. Muchas se dedican a la producción de artesanías para generar ingresos adicionales a fin de cubrir...
Estima-se que a participação das mulheres no trabalho rural na África seja de 80%, mas ainda assim é frequente as mulheres não receberem nenhuma renda da venda dos produtos que elas cultivam. Muitas se engajam na produção artesanal para gerar renda adicional para sustentar suas necessidades básicas...
WIEGO's April 2013 Newsletter for Membership-Based Organizations of Informal Workers Read the newsletter in English . Leer el boletín en español . Lire cette lettre d'information en français . Ler o boletim em português .
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.