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Occupational Health & Safety in the Informal Economy WIEGO undertook a research project focused on occupational health and safety (OHS) for informal workers from 2009-14. Coordinated through WIEGO’s Social Protection Programme , the OHS project operated in Brazil, Ghana, India, Peru and Tanzania. A...
Occupational Health and Safety for Informal Workers I ssue 8: November 2013 English: pdf Español: pdf Français: pdf Português: pdf Issue 7: June 2013 English: pdf Español: pdf Français: pdf Português: pdf Issue 6: October 2012 English: pdf Español: pdf Français: pdf Português: pdf Issue 5: June 2012...
Conference & Meeting Presentations from the OHS Project July 2014 WIEGO and its partners from SEWA, HomeNet Thailand and the Federal University of Bahia attended the Institute of Medicine’s workshop on “Approaches to UHC & OHS for the Informal Workforce in Developing Countries.” The Institute is one...
WIEGO’s OHS project supported the ongoing work of the Worker’s Health Unit (PISAT) at the Institute for Collective Health at the Federal University of Bahia, which is headed by Professor Vilma Santana. Together with WIEGO, the Institute: conducted research on OHS in three informal occupational...
WIEGO worked with the Institute for Local Government Studies (ILGS), the StreetNet Ghana Alliance and the Indigenous Caterer's Association of Ghana to achieve several outcomes. Informal Workers Win Concessions at Multi Stakeholder Workshop In 2011, a successful Multi Stakeholder Workshop (MSW) in...
OHS Project in India In India, the OHS project worked in two cities. In Ahmedabad, Gujurat, WIEGO supported the work of the Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA), which has promoted OHS for informal workers since the early 1970s. In Pune, Maharashtra, the OHS project worked with the 8000-strong...
OHS Project in Peru In Lima, the OHS project’s team – Anita Luján and her colleagues from the Consorcio por la Salud, Ambiente y Desarollo (ECOSAD) — and WIEGO’s Latin American Regional Advisor, Carmen Roca, hosted a national workshop on Occupational Health & Safety for Informal Workers in September...
OHS Project in Tanzania The OHS project has worked through the Tanzanian affiliates of the International Union of Food and Allied Workers (IUF), which is an institutional member of WIEGO. The unions involved were the Conservation, Hotel and Domestic Workers Union (CHODAWU), the Tanzania Union of...
Informal workers organizations and trade unions unite to call for quality public child care services – READ FULL STATEMENT Campaign pamphlets, posters and stickers in seven languages below! Having a young child to look after reduces a woman’s working hours and lowers her earnings at a time in her...
Download a printable PDF of the statement | in French | in Spanish The absence of quality and gender responsive public care services, including child care, is an obstacle to decent livelihoods for women workers around the world. The costs and time of caring for children continue to be borne mainly...
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.