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From her Delhi home, Farida-ben embroiders garments for foreign retailers. Denied an education and other options, she has done this work since she was a girl. Today, her membership in the Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) and her involvement with an ethical, SEWA-based producer company have...
This page of the ILO website lists countries which have ratified the C189, the Domestic Workers Convention. It includes notes about the status in each of these countries.
This note relates the Quality of Employment framework indicators to another important cross‐national concept regarding the nature and quality of employment, Informal Employment. It also shows how doing so will enhance the visibility, relevance, and usefulness of the Quality of Employment Framework.
Green Jobs-AP is an ILO sponsored Community of Practice (CoP) that aims to communicate and promote Green Jobs in Asia and the Pacific. It is a forum for committed professionals and practitioners to share and leverage technical and practical knowledge on Green Jobs; to encourage debate and...
A website containing resources revolving around women's empowerment: knowledge library - access, contribute and provide feedback on resources and tools for women's economic empowerment knowledge network - connect with leaders, experts and peers to explore partnerships and joint ventures on women's...
As described on LEDNA's website , LEDNA is: A friendly social network – a brand new way for Local Economic Development policy makers and practitioners to work together and learn from each other. This hub gives you access to free and impartial LED knowledge, resources and contacts of the highest...
Redi Tihabi, host of global talk show South2North, chats about waste with Cecilia Njenga, head of the United Nations Environmental Programme, and Melanie Samson, African waste sector specialist at WIEGO. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_r_VH8OSH8 Note : video is not accessible from within the U.S...
A blog post by Purple Romero about street vendors in a bus terminal in Quezon City. To learn more about the Rockefeller Foundation's Informal City Dialogues project, click here .
A blog post by Joseph Patinkin with interviews with two informal workers in Kenya. To learn more about the Rockefeller Foundation's Informal City Dialogues project, click here .
A blog post by Manuel Vigo about informal work in Lima, Peru. To learn more about the Rockefeller Foundation's Informal City Dialogues project, click here .
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.