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In this issue - ILO: Global Employment Trends; World of Work; Global Wage Report; Domestic Workers Links to current and previous issues of this newsletter from the ILO are here .
This case study reviews efforts to organize waste pickers in Bangalore city, Southern India by a network of non-governmental organizations. Using a “top down” approach the network engaged with the municipality to have waste pickers recognized. This effort has led to the first enumeration and...
Final report on law Exposure Dialogue Programme (EDP), with apendices listing conference participants, agenda, and exposure groups
WFTO prescribes 10 Principles that Fair Trade Organizations must follow in their day-to-day work and carries out monitoring to ensure these principles are upheld. Continue reading on the site.
This blog post is by Leila Sheikh, a journalist who writes about domestic workers and violence against them.
This blog post is by the African Development Bank Group. The introduction is as follows: "In recent years, many African countries have experienced a growth revival, but this has not necessarily generated decent jobs. Unemployment remained high among youth and the adult African population. Little...
Summary: Since the 1980s, the world's governments have decreased state welfare and thus increased the number of unprotected "informal" or "precarious" workers. As a result, more and more workers do not receive secure wages or benefits from either employers or the state. What are these workers doing...
Press Release In examining the role played by women from all walks of life, including farmers and informal sector workers, as well as business leaders and social entrepreneurs, the book offers global solutions for promoting growth. The publication also calls attention to significant challenges that...
The Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA) of India is a national labour union that organizes women, workers in the informal economy in India. Over the last 40 years, SEWA has developed a multipronged and multi-layered strategy to holistically address the needs of home-based workers, who comprise...
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.