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This report contains findings from a four-year research project on occupational health and safety (OHS) and informal workers. The report focuses on domestic workers in Brazil and Tanzania. Undertaken in 2009 by WIEGO's Social Protection Programme, the OHS project's aim was to encourage new thinking...
Ce rapport présente les conclusions d'un projet de recherche de quatre ans, portant sur la santé et la sécurité au travail (SST) et les travailleurs du secteur informel. Le rapport se penche plus particulièrement sur les travailleurs domestiques au Brésil et en Tanzanie. Entrepris en 2009 par le...
Publication available in English , French , Portuguese , Spanish and Swahili .
Este informe contiene los resultados de un proyecto de investigación de cuatro años sobre la salud y seguridad ocupacional (SSO) y los trabajadores informales. El informe se enfoca sobre los trabajadores del hogar en Brasil y Tanzania. Llevado a cabo en 2009 por el Programa de Protección Social de...
(Swahili) Publication available in English , French , Portuguese , Spanish and Swahili .
Thailand is taking steps to give people access to basic social protection, including providing universal health care and pension systems. However, the development of social protection plans providing income support to the working population has mainly centered on civil servants and workers in the...
Trabalhadores em domicílio, a maioria dos quais são mulheres, constituem uma força de trabalho invisível que chega a somar milhões de pessoas em todo o mundo, mas que possui pouca proteção, representação ou acesso à seguridade social disponível para outros trabalhadores, na economia. A HomeNet...
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.