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From the IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development) Urban newsletter: "The urban newsletter is produced every two months by IIED's human settlements group. Updates focus on urban poverty, climate change in cities and rural-urban linkages."
Waste picker news from around the world in GAIA's February 2017 newsletter. Find additional information about GAIA here .
"On many aggregate measures of labour market performance, gender gaps have narrowed steadily across much of the world. Yet, the statistical picture is not entirely what it seems. The gaps have often narrowed through levelling down, and gendered social regulation still powerfully shapes the life...
This article by Francie Lund, who led WIEGO's Social Protection Programme from 2000-2016, is chapter 21 (page 465-79) of the volume.
This paper provides Member-Based Organizations (MBOs) with examples of how women in informal employment are mobilizing for child care in Brazil, Ghana and India. This paper suggests what can be implemented to address the perceptions and disengagement of local and national governments on the issue of...
Working Paper 32/17 from the Centre for Development Policy and Research presents a summary of the findings of "The ESRC-DFID Research Project - Labour Standards and the Working Poor in China and India". More information about this research is available on the CDPR website.
This is the final report by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands on the FLOW (Funding Leadership and Opportunities for Women) Project (2012-2015). WIEGO was a participant and WIEGO's project, Securing Economic Rights for Informal Women Workers, is included in this report.
Until fairly recently, labor markets in the MENA region were characterized by a large public sector, a small, weak private sector, and, depending on the country, a sizable agricultural sector and a sizable informal sector outside agriculture (Assaad 2014). But in the run-up to the Arab Spring, which...
Informal worker organizations need solidarity, clarity and accountability to record bargaining wins It might be surprising to learn that workers in the informal economy – just like those in formal employment – engage extensively in collective negotiations. This common strategy is one of the most...
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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.