Advanced Search
Search Results
6062 results found
Until fairly recently, labor markets in the MENA region were characterized by a large public sector, a small, weak private sector, and, depending on the country, a sizable agricultural sector and a sizable informal sector outside agriculture (Assaad 2014). But in the run-up to the Arab Spring, which...
Informal worker organizations need solidarity, clarity and accountability to record bargaining wins It might be surprising to learn that workers in the informal economy – just like those in formal employment – engage extensively in collective negotiations. This common strategy is one of the most...
By Kendra Hughes In recent years, there has been an increasing emphasis on the potential for technology to lift millions out of poverty. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set out global benchmarks to ensure the poor and vulnerable have equal rights to economic resources, including appropriate...
Street trading policy for the city of Bristol, England (UK)
Also in English Ver todos los reportes anuales de WIEGO
Late last year CGD launched Revisiting What Works: Women, Economic Empowerment and Smart Design, an update to the United Nations and ExxonMobil Foundation’s report Roadmap for Promoting Women’s Economic Empowerment. The report identifies how development actors can make their interventions aimed at...
This document was prepared as part of WIEGO's participation in the Habitat III process. It details WIEGO's stance on public space. Subsequently, WIEGO commenced a project with Cities Alliance on Public Space for All .
In Jakarta, Indonesien, ist Müll ein Geschäft, in dem schon die Kinder mitarbeiten, wie dieses elfjährige Mädchen. In Brasilien unterstützen manche Städte solche Müllsammler, um ihre Situation zu verbessern. Die Menschheit zieht um. Dörfer entvölkern sich, Städte platzen aus allen Nähten. Schon...
This newsletter from the International Institute for Environment and Development includes information about IIED’s artisanal and small-scale mining work in Ghana, Tanzania, and Madagascar.
Description: This website is an overview of the most important ILO policy resources and tools – grouped by category (wages, working time, social protection, collective bargaining, migrant domestic workers, labour inspection...).
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.