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Home workers are playing an important role in the domestic economy, social development is impossible without recognizing their rights. On October 20, the main opportunity for the South Asian home-based workers day.
In 1995 the Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) organized women waste pickers in the city of Ahmedabad into a cooperative to improve their working conditions and livelihoods. In 2008 the waste recycling industry crashed internationally (a direct consequence of the global financial crisis) and...
In 2017, Focal Cities Delhi launched a campaign to change public perceptions about informal workers. We are hosting 13 episodes (each 15 minutes long) on the informal economy and the city, to be broadcast on All India Radio FM Rainbow. The objective of this activity is to use mainstream media to...
"Domestic Workers in the city" is the third episode in a radio series on informal workers in Delhi, produced by WIEGO and originally aired on FM Rainbow.
"Street Vendors and the city" is the fourth episode in a radio series on informal workers in Delhi, produced by WIEGO and originally aired on FM Rainbow.
"Home Based Workers" is the fifth episode in a radio series on informal workers in Delhi, produced by WIEGO and originally aired on FM Rainbow.
This is the sixth episode in a radio series on informal workers in Delhi, produced by WIEGO and originally aired on FM Rainbow.
This is the tenth episode in a radio series on informal workers in Delhi, produced by WIEGO and originally aired on FM Rainbow.
This is the eleventh episode in a radio series on informal workers in Delhi, produced by WIEGO and originally aired on FM Rainbow.
This is the twelfth episode in a radio series on informal workers in Delhi, produced by WIEGO and originally aired on FM Rainbow.
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.