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La crisis de la COVID-19 y la Economía informal Conclusiones principales y recomendaciones de políticas relativas a los subsidios en efectivo y la ayuda alimentaria por COVID-19 para personas trabajadoras en empleo informal basadas en investigaciones llevadas a cabo como parte del estudio sobre la...
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...
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...
Key findings and policy recommendations pertaining to COVID-19 food and cash relief measures for informal workers based on research undertaken as part of the COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy study.
For waste pickers, harassment is a part of daily life, also before the pandemic. Our reports on human rights in Latin America serve as a documentary testimony both to give visibility to waste pickers’ working conditions and to mobilize support in defense of their rights.
Para lxs recicladorxs el hostigamiento forma parte de su vida cotidiana, incluso antes de la pandemia. A través de entrevistas en profundidad con estxs trabajadorxs, observar de cerca su trabajo y visitar una docena de vertederos en seis países de América Latina antes de la pandemia, las condiciones...
Pour les récupératrice·eur·s de matériaux, le harcèlement fait partie de la vie quotidienne, même avant la pandémie. Des entretiens approfondis avec ces travailleuse·eur·s, l'observation de leur travail et la visite d'une douzaine de décharges dans six pays d'Amérique latine – effectuée avant la...
Ernestine Mohloboli, a former artist who now makes a living collecting waste in Johannesburg, has long been a proponent of organizing reclaimers. For years, many reclaimers resisted joining. But when COVID-19 shut down their livelihoods, the African Reclaimers’ Organisation became a lifeline.
La Convention (n° 190) et la Recommandation (n° 206) de l’OIT sur la violence et le harcèlement ont été adoptées en 2019. Cette note d'information indique comment les organisations de base peuvent se servir de ces normes de travail pour aborder la violence subie par les travailleuse·eur·s de l...
COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy Policy Insights No. 1 Key findings and policy recommendations pertaining to lockdown effects on workers' earnings and relief measures for informal workers based on research undertaken as part of the COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy study. Español...
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.