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In Ahmedabad, WIEGO partnered with the Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA) to carry out this study. This report outlines key findings and policy recommendations for the city of Ahmedabad. The Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS) is designed to provide in-depth understanding of how informal...
In Ahmedabad, WIEGO partnered with the Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA) to carry out this study. This is the executive summary of a report that outlines key findings and policy recommendations for the city of Ahmedabad. The Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS) is designed to provide...
El Estudio de Monitoreo de la Economía Informal (EMEI) está diseñado para ofrecer una comprensión profunda de cómo se ven afectados los trabajadores informales por las tendencias económicas, las políticas y prácticas urbanas, las dinámicas de la cadena de valor y otras fuerzas económicas y sociales...
The Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS) is designed to provide in-depth understanding of how informal workers are affected by and respond to economic trends, urban policies and practices, value chain dynamics, and other economic and social forces. Learn more about the Informal Economy...
Newsletter highlights include: Achieving Together: AeT Intern 2013 Regional "Architectural Student of the Year" The Nirmalaya Project: Waste Pickers Educate Pune's Citizens Bogota's Zero Waste Programme Mayoral Controversy Global Alliance of Waste Pickers Newsletter What a Brazilian Soap Opera can...
Working Paper 7 was first published in 2011 and was updated in 2014. This paper explores trends in urban employment in India, with a focus on informal employment, and highlights the growing significance of four groups of urban informal workers: home-based workers, street vendors, domestic workers...
WIEGO's December 2013 Newsletter for Membership-Based Organizations of Informal Workers Read the newsletter in English . Leer el boletín en español . Lire cette lettre d'information en français . Ler o boletim em português .
Boletín Informativo de WIEGO para Organizaciones con Base de Miembros (OBM), diciembre 2013 Read the newsletter in English . Leer el boletín en español . Lire cette lettre d'information en français . Ler o boletim em português .
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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.