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Indian policies and rules, while not perfect, have some important safeguards and recognition for informal sector recyclers, particularly wastepickers. However, municipalities, urban policy makers, and private companies ignore them while conducting business in solid waste management. In so doing...
Abstract Engaging with recent scholarly debates on the challenges of labour movement revitalization in both the global North and South, this paper examines the street traders’ movement as an agency to re-empower the labour movement, with specific reference to the South African case. The paper...
Abstract: The state and existing laws and legal concepts in India are unable to, or refuse to, deal with the specific nature of domestic workers, their workplaces, and their employment relations. The non-recognition of the home as a work place is identified as a critical factor connected to the...
The working conditions of many informal workers, especially those working in urban public spaces, are significantly affected by the policies, regulations and actions of local government. An important aspect of WIEGO’s OHS Project has been to widen the institutional definition of Occupational Health...
This report proposes a a number of policies to help address the existing vulnerabilities of workers in the informal economy and minimize the impact of the crisis on them. A new stance on informality should place workers in the informal economy at the center of labor schemes and social protection...
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Report available in English here . Relatório disponível em português aqui . Informe disponible en español aquí . Fact Sheet available in English here . Ficha Técnica disponível em Português aqui . Ficha Técnica disponible en español aquí . Executive Summary available in English here . Sumário...
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.