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Workers in the informal economy are playing an important role in climate change mitigation. Further, they usually leave a smaller carbon footprint than their formal counterparts. Yet informal workers and the informal economy are too often overlooked in climate change deliberations and green economy...
It's has been more than two decades since the adoption of ILO's Home Work Convention (C177) of 1996, but only 10 countries have ratified it. C177 aims to promote and protect the rights of those who work at home, producing goods for local and/or global value chains. Sub-contracted by firms or or...
From 2019-2022, the Home-based Workers Organizing for Economic Empowerment Project will help homeworkers who belong to membership-based worker organizations improve their earnings and the conditions of their work. Homeworkers — also known as subcontracted outworkers — are an essential part of...
Home-based workers who produce goods and services for local markets or for national and international buyers have always been isolated and invisible. But the COVID-19 crisis has created new challenges that have left millions in desperate circumstances.
Las trabajadoras y trabajadores que producen bienes y servicios para los mercados locales o para compradores nacionales e internacionales han trabajado desde siempre en aislamiento y su trabajo ha sido permanentemente invisibilizado. Sin embargo, la crisis de la COVID-19 generó nuevos desafíos que...
Les travailleuse·eur·s à domicile qui produisent des biens et qui fournissent des services pour les marchés locaux ou pour des acheteurs nationaux et internationaux ont toujours été isolé·e·s et invisibles. Mais la crise de la COVID-19 a créé de nouveaux défis qui ont laissé des millions de...
In this global crisis, organizations of informal workers have established fundraising campaigns to support these essential, unprotected workers. For the world's 2 billion informal workers, COVID-19 is a dual health and economic crisis. Many live and/or work in crowded spaces without running water...
Miss Priyamas Sooksombat lives in Noan Sa-aad community in KhonKaen province in Thailand. She is a basket and handbags/bag weaver, whose products are mainly for sale. She reflects on the impact of COVID-19 outbreak that her life now is full of worries and fear.
In Bulgaria, the Trade Union of Self-employed and Informal Workers (UNITY) has made significant gains advocating for homeworkers' labour rights using Convention 177 on Homework and the ILO reporting mechanism. Organizing home-based workers in Bulgaria Homeworkers in Bulgaria began to organize in the...
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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.