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According to their website, "IDRC commissioned this working paper on “Informality, Inclusiveness, and Economic Growth” by James Heintz to better understand the notion of informality, and the complex linkages between informality, growth, and inclusiveness. The paper also provides valuable input to...
Abstract: This working paper forms part of the research project, Making Space for the Poor: Law, Rights, Regulation and Street-Trade in the 21st Century, awarded to Cardiff University funded by UK-Aid. The paper reports the findings of a legislative review undertaken to identify the main Federal and...
Working Paper 2: Law, Rights and Regulation in the Informal Economy ESRC-DFID Research Project
Abstract: Moving away from out-of-pocket (OOP) payments for healthcare at the time of use to prepayment through health insurance (HI) is an important step towards averting financial hardships associated with paying for health services. Social health insurance (SHI) is mandated for those employed in...
In anticipation of the implementation of the ILO Convention on the Rights of Domestic Workers, analyzes the unique challenges of creating and enforcing a labour rights regime for domestic workers that is on par with labour protections in other sectors.
This summary report details the Global Strategic Workshop in Pune, India in April, 2012, when 80 waste picker representatives from 34 cities discussed integration into solid waste management systems, their current situations and the threats they face in their cities. Through focus group discussions...
To mark the 15th anniversary of its founding, the global network Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO) convened a strategic review and planning workshop entitled “The Working Poor in the Informal Economy: Strengthening a Global Alliance, Forging a Global Response” at the...
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.