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An Act to protect the rights of urban street vendors and to regulate street vending, activities and for matters connected therewith.
Peru Proyecto de ordenanza que regula el comercio ambulatorio en los espacios públicos en Lima, Perú
Proyecto de ordenanza que regula el comercio ambulatorio en los espacios públicos en Lima, Perú
The policy document outlines Singapores Online Hawker Policy.
This memorandum of understanding seeks to strengthen cooperation between Kuwait and Sri Lanka in the field of labour, employment and manpower development and to facilitate the movement and bringing in of manpower into the country.
Working Paper 7 was first published in 2011 and was updated in 2014. This paper explores trends in urban employment in India, with a focus on informal employment, and highlights the growing significance of four groups of urban informal workers: home-based workers, street vendors, domestic workers...
In 2002 the International Labour Organization issued a report titled ‘Decent work and the informal economy’ in which it stressed the need to ensure appropriate employment and income, rights at work, and effective social protection in informal economic activities. Such a call by the ILO is urgent in...
Co-operatives and Workers in the Informal Economy: Possibilities and Challenges" is an initial study of co-operatives and their relationships to informal workers. It examines case studies from Brazil and India and provides an overview of the relationships between co-operatives and informal workers’...
Abstract: This report has been written for developing countries' policy makers and individuals in the development community who are actively engaged in efforts to achieve universal health coverage (UHC). The aim of the report is to review existing approaches and available policy options to improve...
Abstract: The Bangladesh ready-made garment industry has recently been the scene of a number of major accidents, with the collapse of the Rana Plaza on 24 April 2013 as the deadliest garment-factory accident ever known. Under renewed international pressure for multinational corporations (MNCs) to...
Abstract: Namibia has recently introduced policies regarding the regulation of agency work, and South Africa is in the process of doing the same. The promotion of the decent work agenda by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the implementation of flexicurity policies by the European...
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.