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Abstract: The growing demand for domestic workers has been linked to several global developments, such as an ageing population, income inequality, the growth of women entering labour markets, migration and changes in the provision of care. However, empirical quantitative evidence for these...
This report covers the activities carried out in 2013-2014 including the Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS), WIEGO's initiative on Law and Informality, and the project " Securing the economic rights of women workers in the informal sector. These highlights reflect WIEGO's ability to bridge...
Abstract: A substantial majority of non-agricultural workers in a developing country such as Cameroon engage in legal businesses below the governmental radar, that is, in the informal sector. Because that segment of the Sub-Saharan economy is critical to subsistence within the region, and because...
Numerous countries have implemented seat reservations for women in politics over the past decades. Starting in the early 1990s, India’s flagship decentralisation reform instituted one-third seat reservations for women in local governance bodies. This column suggests that this political empowerment...
News from SETU Africa: Exposure visit of SEWA team to Ethiopia News from SEWA: International Literacy Day and SEWA’s Literacy Work: an outcome of Capacity-Building The CEO of the National Cooperative Union of India (NCUI) visits the SEWA Cooperative Federation Award conferred to SEWA Bank Annual...
This is a newsletter from the Globalization and Labor Standards (GALS) Electronic Bibliographic Library at UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles).
This video, by WIEGO's Federico Parra , describes the situation of informal waste pickers in Bogota, Colombia.
From this edition of the ILO's newsletter: "In a series of e-mails, the INWORK branch of the International Labour Office presents to you some of the ILO's most important publications on domestic work. In honour of the World Day for Decent Work on October 7, this week’s resources cover the issues of...
From this edition of the ILO's newsletter: "In a series of e-mails, the INWORK branch of the International Labour Office presents to you some of the ILO's most important publications on domestic work. This week’s resources cover the issue of child labour." Disponible en español Disponible en...
De esta edición del boletín de la OIT: "En una serie de e-mails, INWORK les presenta las publicaciones más importantes de la Oficina Internacional del Trabajo concerniente el trabajo doméstico. Los recursos de esta semana cubren el tema de trabajo infantil." Available in English Disponible en...
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.