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Il n’y a pas d’indicateurs économiques aussi importants ou révélateurs que les mots des travailleuse·eur·s. Aujourd’hui, les voix des travailleuse·eur·s de l’économie informelle, qui représentent 60 % de l’emploi mondial, nous aident à surmonter les difficultés, l’injustice et les possibilités de...
El documento de consulta de Wiego no.16 recopila la línea de tiempo de la lucha de las trabajadoras del hogar en México; más específicamente las acciones que el Centro de Capacitación para Empleadas del Hogar (CACEH) y el Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadoras y Trabajadores del Hogar (SINACTRAHO) han...
When COVID-19 hit, Vandi Lansana knew what he had to do. As National Vice President of the Sierra Leone Traders’ Union, he had dealt with a fast-spreading, dangerous disease before: Ebola. Unlike the current COVID-19 pandemic, not much attention was paid internationally to the Ebola virus, which...
Cuando comenzó la pandemia de la COVID-19, Vandi Lansana sabía qué era lo que debía hacer. Como vicepresidente del Sindicato de Comerciantes de Sierra Leona a nivel nacional, ya había tenido que lidiar anteriormente con una enfermedad peligrosa, con un alto nivel de contagio: el Ébola.
Lorsque la COVID-19 a frappé, Vandi Lansana savait ce qu'il devait faire. En tant que vice-président national du syndicat des vendeuse·eur·s du Sierra Leone, il avait déjà eu affaire à une maladie dangereuse qui se propageait rapidement : la maladie à virus Ebola.
The Working in Garment Supply Chains: A Homeworker’s Toolkit was developed in response to a demand by HNSA’s membership. It aims to offer an understanding on global and domestic garment supply chains, the issues faced within these supply chains and highlights existing legal instruments. It also...
The Working in Garment Supply Chains: A Homeworker’s Toolkit was developed in response to a demand by HNSA’s membership. It aims to offer an understanding on global and domestic garment supply chains, the issues faced within these supply chains and highlights existing legal instruments. It also...
Street vendors in Mexico City are providing affordable food, in open-air settings, to food-insecure populations. Waste pickers in Accra provide recycling services at a time when recycling value chains have taken a hit. These are essential services that could be enhanced through inclusion into...
Las vendedoras y vendedores ambulantes de la Ciudad de México están brindándoles alimentos accesibles, al aire libre, a las poblaciones con inseguridad alimentaria. Las recicladoras y recicladores de Accra brindan servicios de reciclaje en un momento en que las cadenas de valor de reciclaje se ven...
Les vendeuse·eur·s de rue de Mexico fournissent de la nourriture à un prix abordable, dans des endroits en plein air, aux populations souffrant d'insécurité alimentaire. Les récupératrice·eur·s de matériaux à Accra fournissent des services de recyclage à un moment où les chaînes de valeur du...
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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.