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CPRC Working Paper 97
Abstract: Homeworkers are the most marginalized and one of the most exploited groups of workers (Greig, 2002), with an estimated 300 million workers worldwide (HomeNet 2000). The documentation of homeworkers and their working conditions is required in order to inform public policy making and...
The increase in poorly paid home-centred work has become a global phenomenon. In India, social restrictions on women's spatial mobility reduce their job options and make home-centred work one of the few viable income-earning alternatives for women from low-income groups. At the same time research...
Speech given at Women Work and Poverty: SEWA/UNIFEM Policy Conference on Home Based Workers of South Asia. January 18 – 20, 2007, New Delhi, India.
Presented by WIEGO's Director of Global Trade at a policy conference hosted by SEWA and UNIFEM, “Women, Work, and Poverty,” to highlight the situation of home-based workers in South Asia.
Speech given at the policy conference on homebased workers in South Asia co-organized by SEWA and UNIFEM entitled " Women, Work and Poverty ", New Delhi, India, January 18-20, 2007.
Short report on the policy conference on homebased workers in South Asia co-organized by SEWA and UNIFEM entitled "Women, Work and Poverty", New Delhi, India, January 18-20, 2007.
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.