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WIEGO Senior Advisor Marty Chen recently participated in an Institute of Development Studies webinar, " The COVID-19 crisis facing informal workers – what can be done? " and said the pandemic provides an opportunity for a major shift in our thinking about structural injustices in economies. At the...
In an immediate response to COVID-19, WIEGO conducted a rapid assessment to understand how the pandemic and the related public health measures were affecting informal workers in Africa, Asia and Latin America. In photographs and text, this e-book shows the global picture WIEGO found, the health...
En una respuesta inmediata a la COVID-19, WIEGO llevó a cabo una evaluación rápida para entender cómo están afectando la pandemia y las medidas de salud pública a las personas trabajadoras en empleo informal en África, Asia y América Latina. Este e-book muestra, en sus fotografías y su redacción, el...
This open-access book, edited by Martha Chen and Françoise Carré, brings together leading scholars to investigate recent conceptual shifts, research findings and policy debates on the informal economy. It is the culmination of 20 years of pioneering work by WIEGO and calls for a paradigm shift in...
Reshaping our systems of inclusive recycling is important, with waste pickers an essential part of Brazil’s economy, write Sonia Dias, Ricardo Abussafy, Juliana Gonçalves and João Pedro Martins. This overview looks at the functioning of cooperatives of waste pickers during COVID-19, the impact on...
A decision to close landfills imminently is threatening the livelihoods of hundreds of waste pickers in both Accra and Kumasi, Ghana. Those workers are demanding assurances from the Government of Ghana that their lives and livelihoods will be protected.
Le présent rapport s’articule autour du système formel de gestion des déchets, et le diagnostic du système par les acteurs s’appuie sur l’analyse des éléments suivants : (I) le contexte géographique de la décharge de Mbeubeuss (II), le profil des récupératrice.eur.s (III) l’environnement de travail...
Sharable content on how waste pickers prevent marine waste pollution Presentation slides Available as PDF file. Click language link to download English - Español - Français Download and share this poster on social media. Ready to use for WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, etc. Click language link to...
El objetivo del presente documento es ofrecer un panorama general de la situación en la que las personas recicladoras que laboran en el ámbito informal de la economía efectúan su actividad de sustento con el fin de brindar herramientas jurídicas para proteger sus derechos humanos a la luz de los...
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.