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COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy Policy Insights No. 1 Key findings and policy recommendations pertaining to lockdown effects on workers' earnings and relief measures for informal workers based on research undertaken as part of the COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy study. Español...
La crise de la COVID-19 et l’économie informelle Conclusions principales et recommandations en matière de politiques relatives aux effets du confinement sur les moyens de subsistance des travailleuse·eur·s. Mesures d’allègement pour les travailleuse·eur·s de l’informel basées sur une enquête menée...
La crisis de la COVID-19 y la economía informal Conclusiones principales y recomendaciones de políticas relativas a los efectos del confinamiento sobre los ingresos de las personas trabajadoras. Medidas de alivio para las personas trabajadoras en empleo informal basadas en investigaciones llevadas a...
When COVID-19 hit, it was South African waste picker Justina Kgoele's resourcefulness that got her through the worst of the crisis. Forced to make new plans to survive, Justina tells of how she liaised with the African Reclaimers Organisation (ARO) to get food parcels and PPE to those who'd lost...
Marlese von Broembsen , director of WIEGO’s law programme, presented at the German Partnership for Sustainable Textiles virtual event focusing on the risks of informal work in textile supply chains. Time: 3pm-4.15pm (GMT+1), 4pm-5.15pm (South African time), 9am-10.15am (EST) The Partnership for...
The Global 16 Days Campaign , launched in collaboration with global feminists by the Center for Women’s Global Leadership (CWGL) at its first Women’s Global Leadership Institute in 1991, has been used worldwide to call for the elimination of gender-based violence (GBV). The Global Campaign is...
ENGLISH Primero encerradas, luego expulsadas: Las personas trabajadoras en empleo informal frente a una recuperación desoladora Más del 60% de la población ocupada del mundo trabaja en la economía informal. Una parte de estas trabajadoras y trabajadores, que aún no podemos cuantificar, perdieron su...
El Convenio sobre la violencia y el acoso (núm. 190) de la OIT y la Recomendación que lo acompaña (R206) fueron adoptados en 2019. Esta nota informativa trata sobre cómo las organizaciones de base de miembros pueden utilizar estos estándares laborales para abordar la violencia que afecta a las...
español Locked down, then locked out: Informal workers face a stark recovery Over 60% of the world’s employed population works in the informal economy. A proportion not yet calculated of them were forced out of work during lockdowns in cities around the globe, and are now facing the reality of debt...
Part of the UN DESA Global Online Policy Dialogue Series November 24, 2020: 8:00 -9:30 am EST New data from the UN Secretary-General’s report The World’s Women 2020: Trends and Statistics show that hard-earned gains in gender equality are being challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic. Since most women...
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.