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This article gives a summary of experiences from India and Nepal from an action research project on producer organizations of working poor women and their engagement in Fair Trade markets. Members of Fair Trade Forum India and Fair Trade Group Nepal participated in a global project on Women’s...
This practical guide outlines how the right to information, a right that is broadly recognized in international law and in most countries national laws, can be used to securing livelihoods. This brief is part of the WIEGO Publication Series . View list of all WIEGO briefs .
In this article, the author describes how domestic workers in the United Kingdom are especially precarious because they are both socially and economically subjugated, and are exempted from wage and hour protections, minimum wage law, and many health and safety standards. The author links this...
Este análisis se propone aportar al conocimiento de las características particulares del colectivo conformado por los hogares clasificadores de residuos sólidos de Montevideo. Asimismo, intenta colaborar en la comprensión de los condicionamientos implícitos en la actividad de clasificación, que...
Explores dual (formal/informal) systems of political use of the courts and informal social/business networks in Russia.
The aim of this project is to show the lives and work of a community often forgotten by Brazilian society, yet who are vitally important to their cities (waste pickers).
The Program maintains a Database of Conditions of Work and Employment Laws, which provides information on laws from around the world. The database covers measures on minimum wages, working hours and holidays, and maternity protection and provides information on around 130 countries from all regions.
Centre for Employment and Labour Relations Law is a research and teaching center devoted to the development of an understanding of labor law at the University of Melbourne. The Center’s website describes the activities of the Center and contains links to several databases that are of interest to...
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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.