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From the IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development) Urban newsletter: "The urban newsletter is produced every two months by IIED's human settlements group. Updates focus on urban poverty, climate change in cities and rural-urban linkages."
Global Alliance of Waste Pickers Newsletter, September 2016 - April 2017 Read the newsletter in English . Leer el boletín en Español . Leia o boletim em Português . Lire la lettre d'information en français .
Boletim da Aliança Global de Catadores, Setembro 2016 – abril 2017 Read the newsletter in English . Leer el boletín en Español . Leia o boletim em Português . Lire la lettre d'information en français .
Boletín de la Alianza Global de Recicladores, Septiembre 2016-abril 2017 Read the newsletter in English . Leer el boletín en Español . Leia o boletim em Português . Lire la lettre d'information en français .
Lettre d'information du Alliance Mondiale des Récupérateurs, Septembre 2016 – avril 2017 Read the newsletter in English . Leer el boletín en Español . Leia o boletim em Português . Lire la lettre d'information en français .
This video was prepared by the Arab NGO Network for Development (ANND). It provides a brief summary of the informal economy, and outlines some of the rights that informal workers lack.
From the Executive Summary: "The aim of the research was to map and trace supply chains in Pakistan’s informal economy; to identify links between the informal economy and global supply chains in the textile and garment industries; and to assess the wage levels of home-based workers contributing to...
El primer paso incluye el lanzamiento de una plataforma política sobre seguridad social Las trabajadoras del hogar se enfrentan a muchos desafíos en su lucha por mejorar sus condiciones de trabajo. Generalmente, luchan en soledad, detrás de las puertas cerradas de los hogares en los que trabajan...
First step includes launch of new social security policy platform Domestic workers face many challenges in their fight for better working conditions. At a very basic level, these workers struggle in isolation, behind the closed doors of employers’ homes, with few opportunities to hear what others...
Por Jenna Harvey En julio de 2016, Kattia Barquero Rojas, una líder de vendedores ambulantes de San José, Costa Rica, estuvo junto al presidente de su país y un panel de dignatarios para hablarles sobre los desafíos que afrontan ella y otros vendedores ambulantes, y más importante, lo que estos...
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.