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Accra, Ghana Jonathan Torgovnik/Getty Images Reportage Associations of informal economy met representatives of major Ghanaian political parties, at the Ghana National Association of Teachers Hall, in Accra. The theme of the meeting was “Ensuring Optimal Involvement of the Urban Informal Sector in...
It’s been five years since the Convention Concerning Decent Work for Domestic Workers (C189) was adopted during the International Labour Conference in Geneva, Switzerland. Adelle Blackett, professor of law at McGill University, was on the frontlines during the multi-year process that led to this...
This article was written by WIEGO's International Coordinator, Marty Chen. Introduction: The majority of urban workers in developing countries earn their livelihoods in the informal economy. Therefore, understanding urban informal employment is critical to promoting inclusive cities and reducing...
In cooperation with the Office of the Vice-Chancellor of University of Witwatersrand, UN Women hosted a South-South Consultation on 11 August 2016 in Johannesburg, South Africa, under the theme: Making Economies Work for Women in the South: What Will it Take? In line with the objectives of the UN...
By Carlin Carr In the first of a series of photo essays from Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing & Organizing (WIEGO) Carlin Carr introduces members of the Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA) in Ahmedabad. The organisation has been supporting informal workers to gain greater visibility...
This special issue on urban livelihoods was developed in collaboration with WIEGO. Abstract: This paper synthesizes recent research and evidence on urban policies and local government practices as they relate to street vending, one of the most visible occupations in the informal economy. It presents...
The consultation “Women's Voices from the Informal Economy” brought together members of the Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA) from across India to share their diverse experiences as workers in the informal economy with members of the UN Secretary General’s High-Level Panel (HLP) for Women’s...
Road sides, public markets, homes and landfill sites – all are sites where informal workers work and all are sites that mark an unexamined intersection between urban health and safety and occupational health and safety. Occupational health and safety is generally confined to national level labour...
At the inaugural session of the UN HLP on Women's Economic Empowerment Consultation on the Informal Economy, Renana Jhabvala (Chair of the WIEGO Board and National Coordinator of SEWA) presents on the importance of exercising collective voice across scales.
This is a 5-page executive summary of a 59-page research guide (in Portuguese), Gestão da coleta seletiva e de organizações de catadores: indicadores e índices de sustentabilidade (Selective Waste Management and Waste Pickers’ Organizations: Indicators and Sustainability Indices). The guide...
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.