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This joint WIEGO and UN Women advocacy initiative gives an in-depth account of the experiences of women informal workers in South Africa during the COVID-19 crisis. The narratives, video and policy paper highlight the contribution and struggles of women informal workers and raise awareness among...
New report reveals devastating impact of COVID-19 on Delhi’s informal workers COVID-19 devastated workers’ livelihoods and forced them into economic freefall. According to WIEGO´s research, in April 2020, 99% of domestic workers weren’t able to work, as well as 90% of street vendors and almost 70%...
La crisis de la COVID-19 y la economía informal es un estudio longitudinal liderado por WIEGO en 12 ciudades del mundo, que se enfoca en grupos específicos de trabajadoras y trabajadores en empleo informal y sus hogares. Utilizando encuestas y entrevistas en profundidad, la 1ª fase evaluó los...
COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy is a WIEGO-led 12-city longitudinal study that assesses the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on specific groups of informal workers and their households. Using a survey questionnaire and in-depth interviews, Round 1 assessed the impact of the crisis at two...
COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy is a WIEGO-led 12-city longitudinal study that assesses the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on specific groups of informal workers and their households. Using a survey questionnaire and in-depth interviews, Round 1 assessed the impact of the crisis in April...
Tens of thousands of New York City residents make a living on NYC's streets and sidewalks, selling food, merchandise, and recycling deposit-marked containers. Severe restrictions due to COVID-19 wrought devastation on the lives of these workers and small business owners, the extent of which was...
Sixty per cent of the world’s workforce consists of informal workers. Their voices are crucial to unpack the hardship, injustice, and possibility for transformation as a result of the COVID-19 crisis.
“Someone from the public or the government doesn’t wake up one morning and think ‘Let’s think about the waste pickers’,” she says. “These gains come from years and years of struggle.”
ENGLISH Français El 60 % de la fuerza de trabajo mundial está formada por trabajadorxs en empleo informal. Sus voces son cruciales para hacer frente a las dificultades, las injusticias y para generar una oportunidad de transformación como consecuencia de la crisis de la COVID-19. En una serie de...
Soixante pour cent de la population occupée dans le monde est constituée de travailleuse·eur·s de l’informel. Leurs voix sont cruciales pour comprendre les épreuves, l’injustice et les possibilités de transformation résultant de la crise de la COVID-19.
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.