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This Bulgarian video looks at the half-million home-based workers in Bulgaria who depend on this income to survive, and the challenges they face as workers in what the documentary calls "the grey economy" to formalize and gain recognition for their contributions as workers. The costs are high....
Jyoti Mahila Samuha, a producer co-operative and member organization of HomeNet Nepal (HNN), is a testament to how important determined, self-less leadership is in running a group that can lift up its members and open opportunities for better lives. Também disponível em Português .
A Didi Bahini Sewa Samaj apoia trabalhadores urbanos em domicílio através de treinamento, serviços de crédito e poupança e oportunidades de trabalho coletivo que melhoram a renda. Mas, igualmente importante, o grupo cria um espaço seguro para que as mulheres possam encontrar apoio mútuo e construir...
Jyoti Mahila Samuha, uma cooperativa de produtores e organização participante da HomeNet Nepal (HNN), é um testemunho de quão importante é a liderança determinada, altruísta, na condução de um grupo que pode elevar seus membros e abrir oportunidades para vidas melhores. Also available in English .
Didi Bahini Sewa Samaj supports urban home-based workers through training, saving and credit services, and collective work opportunities that improve income. But equally important, the group creates a safe space for women to find mutual support and to build their confidence. (Também disponível em...
Fact Sheet Produced for the Rio+20 international conference in 2012, this fact sheet details how sectors within the informal economy are playing an important role in climate change mitigation and providing other environmental benefits.
TED Summary: Robert Neuwirth spent four years among the chaotic stalls of street markets, talking to pushcart hawkers and gray marketers, to study the remarkable "System D," the world's unlicensed economic network. Responsible for some 1.8 billion jobs, it's an economy of underappreciated power and...
Contents: Crux from the speech given by Ilaben Bhat at Georgetown University USA Land Acquisition Problems of Urban Poor Expedition full of inspiration Sewa News
The Inclusive Cities project is improving the lives of the urban working poor. A review of the first three years of the multi-partner project – which aims to build voice and recognition for informal workers in cities globally – revealed significant progress has been made by partners and the workers...
Informal workers who are partners of the Inclusive Cities Project list their accomplishments since the project's inception in 2008. Accomplishments are categorized into the three elements deemed necessary to achieve change: voice, visibility and validity.
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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.