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This paper provides an overview of informal workers' own self-organization across a number of sectors. Findings highlight both the special characterisitics of each sector and the differences between them. Primary Sectors studied include domestic workers, home-based workers, waste pickers and street...
In 2008, WIEGO initiated the Law and Informal Economy project, focusing on the legal aspects of helping informal workers with economic opportunity, labour rights, benefits and protection. This paper highlights some of the key lessons learned from the project regarding the nature of the informal...
The article by Karin Pape is on page 11 in Solidarité.
The article by Karin Pape is on page 11 in Solidarité
Abstract: In the past twenty years, India's economy has grown at increasing rates and now belongs to the fastest-growing economies in the world. This paper examines drivers of female labor force participation in urban India between 1987 and 2004, showing a much more nuanced picture of female labor...
Social Protection Discussion paper, No. 1201
This paper is the result of research on SEWA including an interview with Ela Bhatt, conducted by Edward Webster, Professor Emeritus at the Society, Work and Development Institute at University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Part of this paper was included in a presentation he gave at Kassel...
ICDD Working Paper, No. 3
Abstract: This Policy Dialogue compares two very different conceptions of the informal economy that are prominent internationally: a market-based approach and a rights-based approach. It reflects upon the policy implications of adopting one perspective or the other, and argues that the terms...
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.