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Data from the first round of the WIEGO-led COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy Study in 12 cities point to three common patterns across worker groups and continents. The first is a sudden and massive drop in earnings. Given that many informal workers earn day-to-day to meet basic needs, and...
Los datos arrojados por la primera fase del estudio sobre la crisis de la COVID-19 y la economía informal, dirigido por WIEGO en 12 ciudades, señalan tres patrones comunes a los grupos ocupacionales en todos los continentes. El primero es una caída repentina y masiva de los ingresos. Dado que muchas...
The COVID 19 pandemic-cum-lockdown in India have impacted the physical, mental and economic health of SEWA’s members and other informal workers across India. All organizations in the SEWA family, collectively and individually, have mounted responses to the health and economic impacts of the COVID 19...
Most domestic workers in Nepal are employed in live-out arrangements with multiple employers while others, many of them adolescent girls, live in the home of a single employer. Among recommendations made in this policy brief are that domestic workers are registered with local authorities, which will...
Delhi, India’s capital and a bustling metropolis, is home to many migrant workers from across the country. For most women migrants, domestic work is a viable option owing to ease of entry, low skill requirements and flexibility. However, these workers face high levels of risk, precarious working...
The United National Virtual Forum on Business and Human Rights is the largest global gathering with a focus on trends, challenges and progress in advancing the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights . This annual event, guided and chaired by the UN Working Group on...
The ILO Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190), and the accompanying Recommendation (R206) were adopted in 2019. This briefing note highlights how these labour standards can be used by member-based organizations to address the violence informal workers experience in trying to secure...
В данной информационной записке основное внимание уделяется причинам и последствиям насилия, с которыми сталкиваются неформально занятые работники четырех секторов: надомного труда, домашнего труда, уличной торговли и сбора мусора.
Two domestic workers from India share their experiences about the impact of COVID-19 and the lockdown on their work and lives, the difficulties they have faced and the support they have received. They explain that, even today, as the lockdown has been gradually lifted across India, domestic workers...
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.