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By Karin Pape & Leslie Vryenhoek In city streets and markets across the Global South, street vendors have little protection from harassment, brutality, and theft. The perpetrators might be criminal gangs. Or, where insufficient regulation allows abuse of power, the perpetrators might be local...
this briefing note highlights the causes and impact of violence that informal workers experience in trying to secure their livelihoods. The briefing note focuses on the specific forms of violence informal workers face across four sectors: home-based work, domestic work, street vending, and waste...
De cara a la discusión de la OIT para establecer una nnorma internacional durante la Conferencia Internacional del Trabajo (CIT) de 2018 y 2019: “Violencia y acoso contra mujeres y hombres en el mundo del trabajo”, esta nota informativa señala las causas y efectos de la violencia que experimentan...
Dans le contexte de la discussion de l’OIT pour l ́élaboration de normes libellée « Violence et harcèlement contre les femmes et Les hommes dans le monde du travail », inscrite à l’ordre du jour De la Conférence internationale du Travail (CIT), 2018 et 2019, la Présente note d’information met en...
В свете принятия документа МОТ «Насилие и преследование женщин и мужчин в мире труда» на Международных конференциях труда (МКТ) 2018 и 2019 годов, в этом документе будут отмечены основные причины и последствия насилия, которому подвергаются неформально занятые работники в попытках обеспечить себя и...
Stockholm, Sweden Paula Bronstein/Getty Images Reportage The WIEGO Global Home-Based Worker Meeting and the International Home-Based Workers Research Conference took place from May 21st to May 24th, 2018, in Stockholm, Sweden. The Global Meeting gathered WIEGO’s HBW Regional MBO networks to share...
By Carlin Carr In Bangkok, a series of municipal crackdowns to “clean up” the city has put its world-renowned street vendors under threat. The fight to establish their place in the city — both as important economic contributors and as key players in creating vibrant neighbourhoods — is not unique...
Delhi, India In partnership with National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), WIEGO organized the workshop “Making Cities Work for All”, which took place on May 18th and 19th, 2018, in Delhi, India. The goal of the workshop was to increase the visibility of the informal sector in urban areas to the...
In this article, our Organization and Representation Programme Director, Jane Barrett, tells us about an innovative mobile money dues collection initiative. It was launched by the Amalgamated Transport and General Workers Union of Uganda (ATGWU) and has revolutionized an antiquated administrative...
By Carlin Carr Accra’s colorful, bustling markets run on the back-breaking labour of some of the city’s poorest and most vulnerable. Goods are shuttled from stall to stall or from delivery areas to individual vendors atop the heads of kayayei – women who do some of the most physically demanding work...
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.