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By Ela Bhatt Gandhian Activist Founder, Self-Employed Women’s Association Founding Chair, WIEGO Network The news that a trade union and its partners in the National Dialogue Quartet in Tunisia had been selected for the Nobel Peace Prize was heartening for all of us who believe in peaceful political...
Women waste pickers experience multiple forms of oppression within the sector, despite the invisibility of these specific gender-based vulnerabilities. Based on findings from a research-action project with women waste pickers, this paper maps out the objectives of the participatory project and...
November to December 2014 Newsletter of the Bangladesh Occupational Safety, Health and Environment Foundation (OSHE). For more information about OSHE, please visit http://www.oshebd.org .
In 2013, the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) produced toolkit on Learning and Working in the Informal Economy with a focus on skills development in the and for the informal economy. Marty Chen, WIEGO International Coordinator, wrote a piece for the Toolkit on which focused on the...
Este video de 20 minutos de WIEGO y organizaciones socio Asiye Etafulani (AeT) en Sudáfrica, HomeNet Thailand en Tailandia, y la Asociación de Mujeres Autoempleadas (SEWA) en la India, narra las historias de los trabajadores en la economía informal y las dificultades que enfrentan para tener acceso...
Informal trading is a prevalent reality in African cities, still marked by high degree of poverty, unemployment and inequality, and affected by global economic fluctuations. Informal trading constitutes a safety net in times of economic hardship, and a major way for marginalised groups to enter the...
Le commerce informel est une réalité incontournable dans les villes africaines, marquées par un niveau élevé de pauvreté, de chômage et d’inégalités et, assujetti aux fluctuations de l’économie mondiale. Le commerce informel constitue une soupape essentielle, et un point d’entrée sur le marché du...
This report documents the results of a discussion on relevant Laws and practices that affect Domestic Workers, kayayeis (headload porters) and Street Vendors.
" This issue of the COOP News includes articles on various events, projects, trainings and meetings related to the work of the ILO's COOP Unit between June and October, 2015."
This newsletter includes links to reports, videos and other information about IDWF . Disponible en español Disponible en français Other issues of IDWF Newsletter are available. Issue highlights: Myrtle Witbooi received Global Fairness Award IDWF, ILO, ITUC held regional workshop in Bangkok Domestic...
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.