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Une newsletter de WIEGO aux organisations de travailleurs informels basées sur leurs adhérents (OBA), août 2014 Read the newsletter in English . Leer el boletín en español . Lire cette lettre d'information en français .
El primer de mayo de 2014, día internacional del trabajo, el Jefe de Gobierno del Distrito Federal, Miguel Ángel Mancera, hizo un “llamado a la reflexión nacional” respecto al bajo nivel de ingresos de los trabajadores y la insuficiencia del salario mínimo para satisfacer necesidades alimentarias...
Francie Lund from WIEGO presented "The Southern African model: The case of South Africa’s Old Age Pension and Child Support Grant" at the UNU-WIDER development conference in Hanoi. The conference "concentrated on the core 21st century development challenges in both low- and middle-income countries...
The Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS) is designed to provide in-depth understanding of how informal workers are affected by and respond to economic trends, urban policies and practices, value chain dynamics, and other economic and social forces. In Lahore, WIEGO partnered with HomeNet...
The study is designed to provide credible, grounded evidence of the range of driving forces, both positive and negative, that affect the realities of home-based workers, street vendors and waste pickers. Informal workers and their membership-based organizations (MBOs) are at the centre of the...
City Report (English) Executive Summary (English) Sumário Executivo (português) Resumen Ejecutivo (español) The Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS) is designed to provide credible, grounded evidence of the range of driving forces, both positive and negative, that affect conditions of work in...
City Report (English) Executive Summary (English) Sumário Executivo (português) Resumen Ejecutivo (español) The Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS) is designed to provide credible, grounded evidence of the range of driving forces, both positive and negative, that affect conditions of work in...
"A powerful case study, with important implications for urban planning and development in sub-Saharan Africa." (Garth Myers, Urban and International Studies, Trinity College, Hartford) "This book is a paradigm shift in the way we talk and write about poverty alleviation in marginalized communities."...
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...
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.