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Une newsletter de WIEGO aux organisations de travailleurs informels basées sur leurs adhérents (OBA), décembre 2013 Read the newsletter in English . Leer el boletín en español . Lire cette lettre d'information en français . Ler o boletim em português .
August 2013 MBO NewsletterUm Boletim WIEGO para as Organizações de Base de Trabalhadores Informais, dezembro 2013 Read the newsletter in English . Leer el boletín en español . Lire cette lettre d'information en français . Ler o boletim em português .
This report presents statistics and trends on home-based workers in Pakistan, based on data from the Labour Force Survey for two points in time 2005-06 and 2008-09. This brief is part of the WIEGO Publication Series . View list of all WIEGO briefs .
This brief presents numbers and analysis of home-based workers in India from 1999-00 to 2011-12. It is based on data collected by the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) through the Employment-Unemployment Surveys in 1999-00, 2004-05 and 2011-12. This brief is part of the WIEGO Publication...
This brief presents estimates of homebased workers in Nepal, certain characteristics of their work, their age distribution and family composition. It is based on analysis of the unit level datasets of the Nepal Labour Force Survey (NLFS), 2008 made available by the Central Bureau of Statistics...
This brief summarizes the findings of a set of case studies of collective bargaining by informal workers in five different countries. Included are examples of collective bargaining by waste pickers in Brazil, domestic workers in Uruguay, street traders in Liberia, bidi workers in India, and minibus...
From her Delhi home, Farida-ben embroiders garments for foreign retailers. Denied an education and other options, she has done this work since she was a girl. Today, her membership in the Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) and her involvement with an ethical, SEWA-based producer company have...
HomeNet Thailand, with support from WIEGO and other partners, campaigned for more than a decade to win legislative protection for homeworkers. In 2011, both the Homeworkers Protection Act B.E.2553 and a social protection policy came into force. This Impact brief explains how this was achieved, and...
"This report aims to empower consumers to purchase ethically while encouraging companies to ensure that the workers that produce the products they sell are protected and not harmed, that they are rewarded, not exploited and that they work free from the tyranny of modern slavery."
WIEGO's August 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 .
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.