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From the publisher: "Through case study material from a 2004 study of urban informal employment in Surat, India, this chapter emphasises the importance of improving employment quality in order to reduce poverty, and the need to assess employment quality by gender and employment status to ensure...
Where waste picker Mohammad Nazir from Delhi explains how they earn less (because of less access to waste due to the new private company collecting waste). Link: www.witness.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=952&Itemid=44
This paper considers whether national and local government budgets in the Philippines make a difference to informal economy workers – particularly home-based workers, street vendors and waste pickers, the majority of whom are women. It looks into the extent of government budgetary support as well as...
This article identifies the opportunities and constraints faced by female construction workers in urban India, citing empirical research conducted in the city of Ahmedabad. The Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) conducted three surveys in 1998, 2003, and 2007 to learn more about the needs and...
This bill seeks to protect domestic helpers from abuse at the hands of their employers and to guarantee them the enjoyment of their fundamental rights.
This act contains certain provisions relating to the restriction of the rights and freedoms of Homeworkers in Thailand.
Worker Identity, Agency and Economic Development: Women’s Empowerment in the Indian Informal Economy
Abstract: This book documents the situation of informal women workers in India with a focus on the social foundations of economic development. The book builds upon the experiences of the members of SEWA, an Indian trade union of self employed women earning a living in the informal economy. The...
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.