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Ernestine Mohloboli, a former artist who now makes a living collecting waste in Johannesburg, has long been a proponent of organizing reclaimers. For years, many reclaimers resisted joining. But when COVID-19 shut down their livelihoods, the African Reclaimers’ Organisation became a lifeline.
Hunger during South Africa’s early COVID-19 lockdown was widespread among domestic workers. A domestic worker from Zimbabwe, who lives in Cape Town, found that among the most painful parts of the lockdown for her and other immigrant domestic workers was being hungry while watching their employers...
La Convention (n° 190) et la Recommandation (n° 206) de l’OIT sur la violence et le harcèlement ont été adoptées en 2019. Cette note d'information indique comment les organisations de base peuvent se servir de ces normes de travail pour aborder la violence subie par les travailleuse·eur·s de l...
A determined advocate in the struggle for traders’ rights, Romilla Chetty was desperate to get her trading stalls at Durban’s Warwick Junction back up and running after South Africa’s strict early COVID-19 lockdown was lifted. To prove to local authorities that adequate measures to prevent COVID-19...
COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy Policy Insights No. 1 Key findings and policy recommendations pertaining to lockdown effects on workers' earnings and relief measures for informal workers based on research undertaken as part of the COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy study. Español...
La crise de la COVID-19 et l’économie informelle Conclusions principales et recommandations en matière de politiques relatives aux effets du confinement sur les moyens de subsistance des travailleuse·eur·s. Mesures d’allègement pour les travailleuse·eur·s de l’informel basées sur une enquête menée...
La crisis de la COVID-19 y la economía informal Conclusiones principales y recomendaciones de políticas relativas a los efectos del confinamiento sobre los ingresos de las personas trabajadoras. Medidas de alivio para las personas trabajadoras en empleo informal basadas en investigaciones llevadas a...
When COVID-19 hit, it was South African waste picker Justina Kgoele's resourcefulness that got her through the worst of the crisis. Forced to make new plans to survive, Justina tells of how she liaised with the African Reclaimers Organisation (ARO) to get food parcels and PPE to those who'd lost...
ENGLISH Primero encerradas, luego expulsadas: Las personas trabajadoras en empleo informal frente a una recuperación desoladora Más del 60% de la población ocupada del mundo trabaja en la economía informal. Una parte de estas trabajadoras y trabajadores, que aún no podemos cuantificar, perdieron su...
El Convenio sobre la violencia y el acoso (núm. 190) de la OIT y la Recomendación que lo acompaña (R206) fueron adoptados en 2019. Esta nota informativa trata sobre cómo las organizaciones de base de miembros pueden utilizar estos estándares laborales para abordar la violencia que afecta a las...
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.