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With lives and livelihoods governed by so many forces beyond their control, women coffee producers like Jenipher Wettaka know it takes more than a global movement to make lives and livelihoods better. It takes a cooperative spirit in their communities to cultivate change. This publication looks at...
Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Working Paper 2014-18 From the introduction: "What exactly is informality and what are its magnitudes and trends? What are the causes of informality and why is it not decreasing as predicted by standard theories of development? What are...
Abstract: This paper aims to establish and explore the links between two threads in the public finance literature. One is the use of tax thresholds to partition taxpayers into those who are liable to pay tax and those who are not. The other is the notion of ‘informality’ as a central challenge for...
This Next City article, about KKPKP and SWaCH, has been posted here on WIEGO's website with permission from Next City . KKPKP is a trade union of recyclers and SWaCH is the workers' cooperative.
"Self-Employed Women in the Urban Informal Economy: Reducing Their Risks and Constraints" is a blog post by WIEGO's International Coordinator, Marty Chen. How can women enjoy their fair share of the economic wealth they create? The answers to this question depend on whether women are self-employed...
Welcome to the Participatory Sustainable Waste Management (PSWM) website, a knowledge-hub for innovative projects dedicated to more sustainable lifestyles suited to the needs and wants of current and future generations. PSWM presents a viable option to make better use of the world’s resources. This...
This edition of the newsletter includes an article about new WasteAid national organizations. Other issues of WasteAid E-Newsletter are also available.
Issue #4 of the Newsletter of the International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF) Issue Highlights: IDWF – a member of the IUF and a member of WIEGO Domestic workers are winning everywhere: IDWF – Winner of Jaap Kruithof Award, Belgium and more June 16 – International Domestic Workers' Day Qatar...
This is a newsletter from the Globalization and Labor Standards (GALS) Electronic Bibliographic Library at UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles).
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.