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Between 23 March-8 April, WIEGO conducted a rapid assessment to understand how the COVID-19 crisis is impacting informal workers in Africa, Asia and Latin America. This document contains what WIEGO learned.
Our last blog highlighted three essential informal workers striving to keep their communities fed, informed and clean during the COVID-19 crisis – without proper protective equipment or pay. This blog details workers’ demands that city governments provide them the support they need now, as one step...
"Towards a Solidarist and Participative Social Economy" This pamphlet offers facts and figures on the informal economy in Turkey, and explains why those who work in public should be treated not as a problem but as part of the solution in crises like COVID-19.
Waste picker news round-up and summaries relating to COVID-19 - in English, Spanish, French and Portuguese
Call to the Government of Kenya to take urgent and immediate measures to ensure the full protection of economic and social rights of the informal sector in the context of the COVID-19 crisis. KENASVIT (Kenya National Alliance of Street Vendors and Informal Traders ) is a network of Micro and Small...
In this document, HomeNet Eastern Europe and Central Asia call on governments to support self-employed informal workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
en español In this document, COTRADO ALAC appeals to the governments of Latin America and the Caribbean to support informal workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In this document, the HomeNet International Working Group states their solidarity with home-based workers around the world who are calling on governments to provide support and protection during the COVID-19 crisis. They demand support from governments and the employers, contractors and brands that...
Although many informal workers are now considered to be “essential workers,” that was not always the case. Before the crisis, ongoing harassment by authorities, vilification in the media, and discrimination from the general public was commonplace. However, the economic and public health emergency...
FOOT WORK: What Your Shoes are Doing to the World, a book by Tansy E. Hoskins, is an exploration and exposé of the shoe industry, and the damage it is doing to workers, consumers and the planet.
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.