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Global Alliance of Waste Pickers Newsletter, February-May 2015 Read the newsletter in English . Leer el boletín en español . Leia o boletim em Português . Lire le bulletin en français .
Boletín de la Alianza Global de Recicladores, febrero - mayo 2015 Read the newsletter in English . Leer el boletín en español . Leia o boletim em Português . Lire le bulletin en français .
Boletim da Aliança Global de Catadores, Fevereiro-Maio 2015 Read the newsletter in English . Leer el boletín en español . Leia o boletim em Português . Lire le bulletin en français .
Bulletin de l'Alliance Mondiale des Récupérateurs, Février - Mai 2015 Read the newsletter in English . Leer el boletín en español . Leia o boletim em Português . Lire le bulletin en français .
May to June 2015 Newsletter of the Bangladesh Occupational Safety, Health and Environment Foundation (OSHE). For more information about OSHE, please visit http://www.oshebd.org .
Abstract: This dissertation provides new individual-level evidence of the labour market decisions made by an important but little studied segment of the labour market: industrial homeworkers. By combining quantitative and qualitative methods with data from unconventional sources, it tells us about...
This brief provides a practical guide to collecting and compiling statistics on specific categories of informal workers – home based workers, street vendors, waste pickers and domestic workers. The methods discussed can be used in designing questions in surveys to collect data on these workers. It...
UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, Research and Policy Brief No. 30
Domestic and caregiving work has been at the core of human existence throughout history. Poorly paid or even unpaid, this work has been assigned to women in most societes and occasionally to men often as enslaved, indentures, "adopted" workers. While some use domestic service as training for their...
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.