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This is a catalogue of resources on domestic work that have been published by ILO. Many of the documents are in multiple languages.
Urban informal workers saw major gains in 2015, but these need to be consolidated at Habitat III. This blog post by WIEGO's International Coordinator, Marty Chen, was originally published on Citiscope and also shared on WIEGO's website .
Nohra Padilla, a Colombian waste picker/recycler advocate and recipient of the 2013 Goldman Environmental Award , is interviewed by Cities Alliance, during COP21 in Paris, France. In Spanish with subtitles in English.
This video highlights photos resulting from the collaboration between Getty Images Reportage, Hewlett Foundation and WIEGO to document women at work in Ghana, South Africa, India, Thailand, Peru and Colombia. The project aimed to raise the visibility of informal workers (and their contributions)...
"Through a year-long project supported by the Rockefeller Foundation, Practical Action and WIEGO (Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing) have explored the disruptive impact of technologies on informal workers, examining the technologies themselves and the influence of cities, work...
Case study of CTCP, (Confederación de Trabajadores por Cuenta Propia) which is affiliated to FNT (Frente Nacional de los Trabajadores). CTCP is located in Nicaragua and has 58 186 members in 156 unions and 8 federations, with a Women’s Committee and a Youth Committee. Disponible en Español (add link...
These by-laws regulate hawking and street vending in the Ghanzi Distrcit of Botswana.
"Launched in 2016 by the ILO, the Global Flagship Programme is making social protection floors a national reality in 21 target countries" The programme publishes regular newsletters .
The General Comments do not have the same authoritative force of international law as treaties or other international legal instruments, but these commentaries on the rights enumerated in the ICESCR are considered signify- cant persuasive authority when deciding how to interpret and implement those...
This paper provides an in-depth analysis of trends in labour market outcomes of women in India based on unit level data sets of employment and unemployment surveys undertaken in 1999-2000, 2004-2005, and 2011-2012. The paper analyzes the gender differentials that exist in the employment status of...
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.