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This qualitative analysis draws on a study of 75 home-based workers in Vientiane, Lao PDR. The study sheds light on the financial and other barriers these workers encounter in accessing social security. Findings include that there are significant disparities in insurance coverage among the different...
It is a myth that cooperatives, which put people at the centre, are not a viable alternative to the current economic system because they lack productivity. Improving working conditions and people’s well-being favour productivity – not the other way around.
The 2022-2023 Annual Report details WIEGO's 8th General Assembly and describes the goals of our five-year strategic plan. It highlights the main achievements of WIEGO’s work and how WIEGO supports workers in informal employment.
WIEGO will take part in the Labour Law Research Network (LLRN) conference with a panel titled "Collective Bargaining and Occupational Health and Safety for Informal Self-Employed Workers: Realizing ILO Recommendation 204".
This Resource Document examines the measures that 17 Latin American and Caribbean countries have taken towards implementing C189: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and...
Between July and September 2022, StreetNet International, Cities Alliance and WIEGO interviewed Ukrainian women – most self-employed traders – to determine how the war is affecting women, their incomes and their well-being. Valentyna Korobka was one of these women.
The 2021-2022 Annual Report highlights the main achievements of WIEGO’s work and describes how WIEGO programmes support workers in informal employment. As WIEGO celebrates its 25th anniversary, it shows some global-level highlights along the way to a quarter-century and reflects on the road ahead.
The AU Protocol is the culmination of a long process of struggle to extend universal social protection rights on the African continent. It recognizes social protection as an integral part of the development agenda. Civil society organizations, in particular the Africa Platform for Social Protection...
Heeding the United Nations call to share transformative approaches to local action on World Cities Day, Focal Cities Coordinator Jenna Harvey talked to Shalini Sinha and Avi Majithia of WIEGO’s Focal Cities Delhi team about their work to advance a more just and inclusive “people’s plan” in Delhi’s...
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.