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Informal workers continue to face an accumulation of vulnerabilities which have been exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Access to COVID-19 vaccination for informal workers to address these vulnerabilities more than a year after the outbreak was declared a pandemic, is therefore undoubtedly an...
WIEGO's Urban Policies Research Director, Caroline Skinner, spoke with eNCA's Uveka Rangappa on March 16 about the impact of COVID-19 restriction measures on informal workers in South Africa.
English Français En todo el mundo, más de dos mil millones de personas tienen un empleo informal. Lxs trabajadorxs en empleo informal siguen enfrentando un cúmulo de vulnerabilidades que se han agravado durante la pandemia de la COVID-19: la naturaleza precaria de su trabajo, el ambiente...
English Español Partout dans le monde, plus de deux milliards de personnes sont engagées dans le travail informel. Les travailleuse·eur·s de l’informel continuent d’être confronté·e·s à une accumulation de vulnérabilités qui ont été exacerbées pendant la pandémie de la COVID-19 –la nature précaire...
CSW65 The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), a functional commission of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), is a global policy-making body dedicated exclusively to promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women. Representatives of UN Member States, civil society...
COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy Policy Insights No. 3 Key findings and policy recommendations pertaining to the impact of the pandemic on informal workers' care responsibilities, paid work and earnings, based on research undertaken as part of the COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy...
Ce document analyse les lois concernant la COVID-19 en 41 pays anglophones, francophones et lusophones de l'Afrique à partir de la perspective du commerce informel. Nous examinons les implications de ces lois pour la continuité du travail des commerçant·e·s de l’informel, les mesures prises pour...
English Français Los llamamientos para renovar el contrato social han proliferado en los últimos años, a medida que la relación “estándar” empleador-empleadx ha dejado de ser la norma, si bien persisten las formas tradicionales de empleo informal y hay un aumento en la informalización de los...
English Español Les appels au renouvellement du contrat social se sont multipliés ces dernières années, la relation employeuse·eur-employé·e « standard » n’étant plus la norme, tandis que les formes traditionnelles d’emploi informel persistent et que l’informalisation des emplois autrefois formels...
Español Français Much has been written about brands and retailers who have “abandoned” workers in their supply chains, and civil society organizations are negotiating with brands, shaming brands, and tracking how brands are responding to the COVID-19 crisis and their contractual obligations with...
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.