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Bangalore was once known as a green city, but of recent times it has become known as a garbage city. Enter, Hasiru Dala Innovations, which is a social enterprise committed to changing waste in Bangalore and to creating predictable livelihoods for waste pickers. Hasiru Dala provides total waste...
Description from World Bank: "“A Toolkit for Informality Scenario Analysis” is a spreadsheet-based toolkit that allows researchers and practitioners to project the size of formal and informal labor in almost 100 countries yearly until 2030. The projections are based on the model presented in Loayza...
These two infographics were produced using the latest existing WIEGO research on home-based workers and homeworkers. The first infographic provides key facts on home-based workers, who they are, what they do and existing statistics. The second infographic provides key information on the ILO Home...
A video tribute to chai in India, "the drink that fuels the nation and keeps it alive awake and progressive."
Este boletín incluye enlaces a los informes, videos y otra información sobre la FITH. Otras ediciones de FITH Boletín están disponibles. Available in English Esta edición describe sobre la reunión anual que el Comité Ejecutivo llevó a cabo en Sao Paulo en septiembre de este año además sobre la...
This social protection newsletter from the ILO includes links to current news, data, recent publications, and other resources concerning social protection.
Wissen Sie wie viele Menschen und Kinder in diesem Gebäude wohnen? Nun sollen wir weg, damit Häuser für Reiche gebaut werden. Um uns herum sind schon lauter Reiche. Aber wir wollen nicht weg, wir verstehen uns gut, die Lehrer an der Schule sind nett. Helfen Sie uns den Museum Square zu retten
AeT - Traders Present Infrastructure Needs to City Officials: A Milestone in Constructive Engagement
This blog post was written by Tasmi Quazi of AeT. "On 19 October 2016, trader leaders from three informal market districts that have been a part of the Kanyenathi Project presented their infrastructure needs to key city officials responsible for developing and managing informal trade, namely the...
Comfort Dryden of the WIEGO Delegation at Habitat III featured in a video by Next City speaking on inclusion of urban informal workers. A related news article is available on Next City's website.
On October 20th, International Home-Based Workers' Day, WIEGO's Dr. Marty Chen discusses current statistics on home-based workers, their needs and main demands and speaks about the international campaign to ratify ILO Home Work Convention C177.
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.