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Décembre 2011
Edição de dezembro 2011
Impact: Home-based workers, the majority of whom are women, constitute an invisible workforce that numbers in the millions globally, but which has very little protection, representation or access to social security available to other workers in the economy. HomeNet has built networks across South...
Thailand is taking steps to give people access to basic social protection, including providing universal health care and pension systems. However, the development of social protection plans providing income support to the working population has mainly centered on civil servants and workers in the...
Trabalhadores em domicílio, a maioria dos quais são mulheres, constituem uma força de trabalho invisível que chega a somar milhões de pessoas em todo o mundo, mas que possui pouca proteção, representação ou acesso à seguridade social disponível para outros trabalhadores, na economia. A HomeNet...
This technical brief critically assesses land-use zoning regulations, both generally and specifically in India, with particular reference to the impact of mixed-use zoning on home-based production. It suggests both a more efficient and equitable approach to regulating land use that provides for the...
July 2011
Juillet 2011
Overview of the informal sector in Ghana, with a focus on domestic workers, street vendors, and head porters
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.