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The Global Deal, in cooperation with Open Society Foundations, is organizing a virtual high-level conference in the afternoon of the 6th and 7th April 2022 on the critical role of essential workers in supporting economies, societies and businesses.
दिल्ली में अधिकांश कामगार असंगठित रूप से काम करते हैं और नवीनतम अनुमानों के अनुसार दिल्ली में क़रीब 49.2 लाख असंगठित कामगार हैं. यह रिपोर्ट WIEGO के नेतृत्व में की गई ' कोविड-19 संकट और असंगठित क्षेत्र ' स्टडी की दिल्ली शहर में हुई दूसरी दौर की जाँच - परिणामो को प्रस्तुत करती है. यह सर्वे मध्य-2021...
In Togo, according to the ILO (International Labour Organization), 92.8% of the workforce is informal. This means that a large share of the Togolese population is vulnerable to shocks and risks that might impact their livelihoods. Over the past decade, however, the country has witnessed many...
A recently launched report by the World Bank that provides guidance on how to expand Social Protection for the Informal Economy in Africa and beyond, requires a response.
In Senegal, 84 per cent of employment is informal. This brief examines six groups of informal workers who comprised over three-quarters of total employment in 2019.
WIEGO’s latest Statistical Brief, Informal Workers in Chile: A Statistical Profile, provides insight into the impact COVID-19 and the pandemic response have had on workers and levels on employment and informality in a developed country. The COVID-19 crisis brought great changes to employment...
Applying insights from critical legal studies, this issue of Law and Informality Insights explores how informal workers use the law to resolve their disputes with local authorities. Through the author’s personal reflection, the brief explores how we as lawyers can engage in social movement lawyering...
Principais Achados: As cooperativas foram rápidas na implementação dos protocolos COVID-19 nos seus galpões, conseguindo assim maior credibilidade junto aos gestores públicos e maior segurança para seus membros. O mapeamento mostrou um aumento significativo no número de casos suspeitos e casos...
• As cooperativas de catadores funcionaram como um colchão amortecedor para os catadores do Brasil (termo pelo qual são conhecidos no país) contra os piores impactos econômicos da pandemia, uma vez que muitos deles tiveram acesso a apoio, inclusive por meio do sistema EPR do país, conhecido como...
Informal economy worker-led social protection schemes are certainly not a substitute for universal social protection, but they can play a key role in its realization.
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.