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This document is part of a series of briefs on issues and approaches to promoting decent work for domestic workers. The author is Legal Specialist on Working Conditions, TRAVAIL. More information about the series is available on the ILO website, here .
Mémoire Master Éthique et Développement Durable, Faculté de Philosophie de Lyon
Other publications about solid waste management and the informal sector
From the introduction: This paper reports on analysis of data from Namibia’s 2008 Labour Force Survey (LFS) so as to describe and compare informal and formal employment in the country. The paper is based on an understanding of informal employment which goes beyond the traditional concept of...
According to the author’s of this report, the policy of the eThekwini Municipality in South Africa on informal economy, encompassing informal trade developed between 1999 and 2001 was well received as progressive by many stakeholders. However, its implementation exposed many fault lines consistent...
Unpublished manuscript
From the ILO website : In 2010, the ILO supported Liberia in conducting a national Labour Force Survey. The survey report has recently been released by the Liberian Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LIGIS). This has been a joint effort by the government and a handful of...
In 2009, researchers in 14 urban locales in 10 countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America conducted individual and focus group interviews to investigate the impact of the economic crisis on workers in three segments of the informal economy: home-based work, street trade and waste collection...
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.