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7:30 am EDT (GMT -4) – 9:30 AM The COVID-19 pandemic has left hundreds of millions of precarious and informal workers on the brink of becoming destitute. In richer countries, some workers have received temporary income support, but many are now under pressure to return to work without adequate...
A través de entrevistas y visita de observación se registró la situación de los recicladores en este vertedero tras la reubicación del mismo. Al igual que en otros contextos pesa sobre ellos la amenaza no verificada de cierre sin reubicación laboral alguna.
WIEGO’s Social Protection Director Laura Alfers joined a panel discussion as part of the WomenLift Health Gender & Power in COVID-19 Speakers Series. Look around you and see what reality your fellow people live in. That’s what’s going to get you the reputation of a good leader, if you pay attention...
Grim reports of overwhelmed health systems from here and other parts of Europe, as well as North America, have dominated COVID-19 coverage in much of the world’s influential news media. But the focus has begun to shift to an equally devastating story from the Global South. That story is one of...
La cobertura de COVID-19 por parte de muchos de los medios de comunicación más influyentes del mundo ha estado dominada por informes desalentadores sobre sistemas de salud desbordados, tanto aquí en Europa como en América del Norte. Sin embargo, el foco de atención ha comenzado a desplazarse para...
Les rapports sinistres sur les systèmes de santé débordés d’ici et d’autres parties de l’Europe, ainsi que de l’Amérique du Nord, ont dominé la couverture de la COVID-19 dans une grande partie des médias d’information influents du monde. Mais l’attention a commencé à se déplacer vers l’histoire tout...
Social distancing and staying home are real possibilities for middle-class office workers covered by social security. They are much less achievable for unprotected informal workers who fall between the cracks, excluded from formal work-related protections as well as from state social assistance...
« Aplatir la courbe » est devenu un mantra de la pandémie COVID-19, mais les appels à l'auto-isolement et à la distanciation sociale ont accentué de manière frappante les inégalités dans notre société, y compris celles qui existent parmi les travailleuse·eur·s. La distanciation sociale et l'auto...
“Aplanar la curva” se ha convertido en el mantra de la pandemia del COVID-19, pero los pedidos de autoaislamiento y de distanciamiento social han profundizado drásticamente las desigualdades en nuestra sociedad, incluso entre la clase trabajadora. El distanciamiento social y el autoaislamiento son...
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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.