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This policy brief draws out lessons from the Thai health reform process which are relevant to both policy makers and organizations of informal workers. The Thai experience shows that informal worker organizations can gain much from creating alliances with other social movement as long as they retain...
This video follows recyclers in Beijing and shares the work they have been doing for 20 years. The video is in Chinese with English subtitles. For more information, see the December 2012 newsletter from the Global Alliance of Waste Pickers here .
This article is included in a special issue of the journal which includes 11 articles focused on informality. Abstract: Public disclosure of labor conditions has been suggested as one way to encourage compliance with labor law and improvements in working conditions. Analyzing labor law compliance...
SWaCH Seva Sahakari Sanstha Maryadit (known simply as SWaCH, which means “clean”) is a solid waste collection and handling cooperative. Initiated as a pilot project in 2005, it is the first cooperative wholly owned by self-employed waste pickers and waste collectors.
SEWA is a trade union of women who earn a living through their own labour or small businesses, as more than 94 per cent of women in India’s labour force do. SEWA emerged in 1971 out of the women’s arm of the Textile Labourers’ Association. The organization’s first hurdle was to convince decision...
This is a story of the struggle of some parents who wanted to get their children admitted to private schools through the 25% reservation provision of Right to Education Act. These parents are members of Kagad Kach Patra Kashtakari Panchayat, Pune (Maharashtra). This film is an initiative by Action...
This is a video about workers who use bicycles to earn income. Workers include street vendors and transport workers.
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.