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From the report: "Policy makers, women’s rights advocates, employers and the workers who fuel economic systems all have a critical role to play in ensuring that women’s rights, gender equality and access to decent work become fundamental goals of economic policy making. To grapple with how to shift...
LLDRL Working Paper Series #6
This annotated bibliography was prepared as part of the Technology & the Future of Work Project led by WIEGO and Practical Action. The document explores the positive and negative impacts of different technology systems (including transport systems, energy systems, waste systems and ICTs) on informal...
The global supply chains of 50 companies employ only six per cent of people in a direct employment relationship, yet rely on a hidden workforce of 94 per cent according to new research from the International Trade Union Confederation. Read the report . Read a news article about the report.
This paper provides an in-depth analysis of trends in labour market outcomes of women in India based on unit level data sets of employment and unemployment surveys undertaken in 1999-2000, 2004-2005, and 2011-2012. The paper analyzes the gender differentials that exist in the employment status of...
em português ABSTRACTS: English VALLIN, Isabella de Carvalho. Gender and Environment: the double burden of environmental injustice in a cooperative of women of recyclable materials in São Paulo. 2016, 152. Master thesis (Master in Environmental Science) - Environmental Science Graduate Programme -...
This paper was produced as a contribution to the 2016 Arab Watch Report on Economic and Social Rights, which focused on informal labor in the Arab region. This paper gives an overview of how neoliberal policies have historically affected the informal economy in the region.
This paper was produced as a contribution to the 2016 Arab Watch Report on Economic and Social Rights, which focused on informal labor in the Arab region. This paper gives a background to informal labor in Arab countries.
Briefing note on Liberia for the Human Development Report 2015
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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.