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In 1997, the financial crisis seriously damaged the Thai economy and led to the closing of many companies. Previously, it had been believed that laid-off workers would mostly return to rural employment or part-time urban tasks. However, research among street vendors in Bangkok reveals that many of...
This manual is intended for national statistical offices and other producers of statistics planning programmes to produce statistics on the informal sector and informal employment. The manual provides technical guidance on implementing international standards, presenting alternative measurement...
This documentary film by the International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF) illustrates how women from around the world organized within the International Labour Organization to establish the first global standards on Decent Work for Domestic Workers, Convention 189 (C189). C189: Conventional...
Urban India is undergoing transformation as formal electoral politics increasingly favors the new middle class. Scholarship tends to compartmentalize the politics of the new middle class and the poor, and this article focuses on inter-class relations. By focusing on relations between street hawkers...
According to the website, "the Informal City Dialogues is a year-long project supported by the Rockefeller Foundation and conducted by Forum for the Future." Six cities are included in the project: Accra, Bangkok, Chennai, Lima, Manila, and Nairobi.
From her Delhi home, Farida-ben embroiders garments for foreign retailers. Denied an education and other options, she has done this work since she was a girl. Today, her membership in the Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) and her involvement with an ethical, SEWA-based producer company have...
This page of the ILO website lists countries which have ratified the C189, the Domestic Workers Convention. It includes notes about the status in each of these countries.
This note relates the Quality of Employment framework indicators to another important cross‐national concept regarding the nature and quality of employment, Informal Employment. It also shows how doing so will enhance the visibility, relevance, and usefulness of the Quality of Employment Framework.
Green Jobs-AP is an ILO sponsored Community of Practice (CoP) that aims to communicate and promote Green Jobs in Asia and the Pacific. It is a forum for committed professionals and practitioners to share and leverage technical and practical knowledge on Green Jobs; to encourage debate and...
A website containing resources revolving around women's empowerment: knowledge library - access, contribute and provide feedback on resources and tools for women's economic empowerment knowledge network - connect with leaders, experts and peers to explore partnerships and joint ventures on women's...
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.