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December 12 is Universal Health Coverage Day. But what does UHC mean for the majority of the world's workers who are informally employed — and how can policymakers ensure UHC reaches them?
Occupational Health & Safety in the Informal Economy WIEGO undertook a research project focused on occupational health and safety (OHS) for informal workers from 2009-14. Coordinated through WIEGO’s Social Protection Programme , the OHS project operated in Brazil, Ghana, India, Peru and Tanzania. A...
Occupational Health and Safety for Informal Workers I ssue 8: November 2013 English: pdf Español: pdf Français: pdf Português: pdf Issue 7: June 2013 English: pdf Español: pdf Français: pdf Português: pdf Issue 6: October 2012 English: pdf Español: pdf Français: pdf Português: pdf Issue 5: June 2012...
WIEGO’s OHS project supported the ongoing work of the Worker’s Health Unit (PISAT) at the Institute for Collective Health at the Federal University of Bahia, which is headed by Professor Vilma Santana. Together with WIEGO, the Institute: conducted research on OHS in three informal occupational...
OHS Project in India In India, the OHS project worked in two cities. In Ahmedabad, Gujurat, WIEGO supported the work of the Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA), which has promoted OHS for informal workers since the early 1970s. In Pune, Maharashtra, the OHS project worked with the 8000-strong...
July 2019 English | en Español | en Français Subscribe to our Newsletters January 2019 English | en Español | en Français Also check out the MBO Newsletter for informal workers and their organizations and the Law & Informality newsletter Previous issues of the WIEGO Newsletter May 2018 English...
WIEGO's Cuidar Project is shedding light on the health risks that waste pickers face—and helping find solutions. A joint initiative with waste picker cooperatives in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, the project is expanding and sharing health knowledge and enhancing waste pickers’ connections to local...
Dans cette urgence de santé mondiale, WIEGO est concentrée sur les conséquences dévastatrices potentielles pour les deux mil millions de travailleuse·eur·s de l’informel, qui manquent de sécurité sociale, sanitaire et de sécurité au travail. Nous nous efforçons de garantir que les problèmes des...
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.