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Domestic work is a significant source of employment worldwide, accounting for 4 per cent of the labour force, with an estimated 67.1 million people employed in this occupation across 176 countries. Forty-one per cent of all domestic workers in the world are in the Asia Pacific region. Domestic work...
Press Releases: Press Release, December 8, 2021: Study Shows Stalled COVID-19 Recovery Leaves Workers in Informal Employment Hungry, No Govt Relief Comunicado de prensa, 8 de Diciembre de 2021: Un estudio muestra que el estancamiento tras la recuperación por COVID-19 deja hambrientas y sin ayuda del...
Policy Insights: Key Findings and Policy Recommendations COVID-19 Vaccination and Informal Workers: Immunize, Don’t Marginalize February 2022. Christy Braham. Policy Insights No. 9 English Español Français Key Findings and Policy Recommendations The Crisis is Far from Over for Informal Workers...
2019-2020 WIEGO Annual Report Download PDF
Remembering the Year Gone By By: Shalini Sinha January 2021 2020 has come to an end. How time crawled while we were trapped in our homes, away from people and tasks that defined us. And, paradoxically, time also flew, with not enough hours to devote to our cause and our commitments. When the...
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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.