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Beijing workshop presentation for the China-India project, “Informal Employment, Poverty and Growth in India and China”
Beijing workshop presentation for the China-India project, “Informal Employment, Poverty and Growth in India and China”
Beijing workshop presentation for the China-India project, “Informal Employment, Poverty and Growth in India and China”
Beijing workshop presentation for the China-India project, “Informal Employment, Poverty and Growth in India and China”
Beijing workshop presentation for the China-India project, “Informal Employment, Poverty and Growth in India and China”
Abstract: Recent policies have given emphasis on eradication of poverty, both economic and of opportunities and living conditions. However, due to liberalization and changing environment there are changes in the employment situation resulted in an increase in the share of the already large informal...
Informality has been at the center of the economic debate in Colombia as a result of the high levels prevalent in the country and its substantial increase during the 1990s. The informal sector includes a range of heterogeneous activities, from unpaid labor to a number of unregulated salaried jobs...
Abstract: In this book, Ercüment Celik identifies street vendors as a bridge between trade unions and social movements. Relationships between street vendors‟ organisations in Durban, the shack dwellers movement, and COSATU – a South African trade union federation – are examined together with the...
WIEGO Organizing Series
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.