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Subcontracted Women Workers in the Global Economy: Case of Garment Industry in India

By
Jeemol Unni, Namrata Bali, Jignasa Vyas

Why Earn Less? Gender-based Factors Affecting the Earning of Self-Employed Women in Turkey

By
Simel Esim

Local Government in Transition - A Gendered Analysis of Trends in Urban Policy and Practice Regarding Street Trading in Five South African Cities

By
Caroline Skinner
Centre for Social and Development Studies (CSDS) Research Report, No. 18

Improvement of Working Conditions and Environment in the Informal Sector Through Safety and Health Measures

By
Valentina Forastieri

Organized Labour and Economic Liberalization - India: past, present and future

By
Debashish Bhattacherjee

Women Street Traders in Urban South Africa: A Synthesis of Selected Research Findings

By
Francie Lund
Centre for Social and Development Studies (CSDS) Research Report, No. 15

Contribution actuelle et potentielle des Mutuelles de santé au financement,à la fourniture et à l'accès aux soins de santé: Cas du Bénin

By
François P. Diop

Women Working in the Informal Sector in Africa: New Methods and New Data

By
Jacques Charmes
Paper prepared for the United Nations Statistics Division, the Gender and Development Programme of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the project "Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing" (WIEGO). An earlier version was presented at the Delhi Group Meeting on...

Note on Concepts and Techniques for Estimating the Contribution of Women Working in the Informal Sector

By
Lourdes Ferran
Presented at the Delhi Group Meeting on Informal Sector Statistics, Ankara, April 28-30, 1998

Informal Sector, Poverty and Gender: A Review of Empirical Evidence

By
Jacques Charmes
Domestic worker washing window_Johannesburg. Photo: J. Torgovnik/Getty Images
Videos / Slideshows / Audio
Domestic Workers and C189: Making it Real, Africa

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.

Domestic Workers, Organizing & Organizations, Law
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Workers Education/Organizing Materials
Working in Public Space: A Manual for Street Vendors
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.
Inclusive Cities / Urban Policies, Street / Market vendors
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WIEGO Working Papers
Tax Justice and the Informal Economy: A Review of the Debates
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.
Inclusive Cities / Urban Policies