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This report covers the activities carried out in 2013-2014 including the Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS), WIEGO's initiative on Law and Informality, and the project " Securing the economic rights of women workers in the informal sector. These highlights reflect WIEGO's ability to bridge...
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Abstract: A substantial majority of non-agricultural workers in a developing country such as Cameroon engage in legal businesses below the governmental radar, that is, in the informal sector. Because that segment of the Sub-Saharan economy is critical to subsistence within the region, and because...
Numerous countries have implemented seat reservations for women in politics over the past decades. Starting in the early 1990s, India’s flagship decentralisation reform instituted one-third seat reservations for women in local governance bodies. This column suggests that this political empowerment...
Este documento ofrece una caracterización de las condiciones socioeconómicas y de salud de los recicladores de base en los principales vertederos de Nicaragua y ofrece una serie de recomendaciones para la integración de esta población a los sistemas de manejo de residuos y para mejorar sus...
[Versión Amigable] Este documento presenta de manera sintetizada una caracterización de las condiciones socioeconómicas y de salud de los recicladores de base en los principales vertederos de Nicaragua y ofrece una serie de recomendaciones para la integración de esta población a los sistemas de...
News from SETU Africa: Exposure visit of SEWA team to Ethiopia News from SEWA: International Literacy Day and SEWA’s Literacy Work: an outcome of Capacity-Building The CEO of the National Cooperative Union of India (NCUI) visits the SEWA Cooperative Federation Award conferred to SEWA Bank Annual...
This is a newsletter from the Globalization and Labor Standards (GALS) Electronic Bibliographic Library at UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles).
This video, by WIEGO's Federico Parra , describes the situation of informal waste pickers in Bogota, Colombia.
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.