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A compilation of laws and policies protecting home-based workers (wage-employed and self-employed), the document was prepared over five years with the help of several organizations from six countries in Latin America.
أطلقت شبكة المنظمات العربية غير الحكومية للتنمية الإصدار الثالث لراصد الحقوق الاقتصادية والاجتماعيّة في البلدان العربيّة الذي ركّز هذه المرّة على قضية "العمل غير المهيكل"، وذلك في كل من بيروت والقاهرة خلال ورشتي عمل جمعت عدداً من الخبراء/الخبيرات والباحثين/ات والأكاديميين/ات وناشطي/ناشطات المجتمع...
This paper is the executive summary of the 2016 Arab Watch Report on Economic and Social Rights with a focus on informal labor. The full report is available here (only in Arabic).
Although informal workers make up the broad base of the work force in many countries, legal frameworks often fail to protect and support them adequately. Many informal workers operate within complex regulatory regimes, which are typically inconsistent, vague, and enforced by state officials in ways...
Things are not easy for those protecting the Earth. Two recent landfill disasters have exposed the dangerous realities for those who make a living off of the world's waste. Just a few days ago, a garbage dump on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, gave way, burying nearly 30 people who lived at its...
Blog post by Marty Chen on the OECD Development Matters blog highlighting the contributions of informal workers to African cities, and how supporting their livelihoods is a key pathway to development.
This document contains the employment contract to be used for Indian Domestic Workers working in Saudi Arabia
"Social Protection Floors (SPFs) can make a difference in people's lives" This newsletter is part of the ILO Global Flagship Programme on Building Social Protection Floors for All . Additional newsletters are also available on the programme website.
From the IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development) Urban newsletter: "The urban newsletter is produced every two months by IIED's human settlements group. Updates focus on urban poverty, climate change in cities and rural-urban linkages."
Global Alliance of Waste Pickers Newsletter, September 2016 - April 2017 Read the newsletter in English . Leer el boletín en Español . Leia o boletim em Português . Lire la lettre d'information en français .
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.