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Le travail des travailleuses informelles demeure sous-estimé, mal connu et mal payé. Il est encore perçu comme activité secondaire même lorsqu’il s’agit de la source principale du revenu familial. Les travailleuses informelles elles-mêmes ignorent leurs droits, demeurent largement non représentées...
El trabajo de las trabajadoras en la economía informal continua siendo subestimado, inadvertido y mal pagado. Todavía se le considera una actividad secundaria, aun en los casos donde representa la principal Fuente de ingresos del hogar. Las mismas trabajadoras en la economía informal siguen sin...
Document in English, French, and Spanish. The WIEGO Law Project began with a pilot in India in 2007. It expanded to Colombia, Ghana, Thailand, Peru and South Africa. The project works with MBOs, primarily of street vendors, domestic workers, home-based workers and waste pickers, and supportive legal...
This issue includes: News from SETU Africa including -- Exposure visit of SEWA team to Tanzania -- Ethiopian delegates visit to SEWA Bharat Head Office News from SEWA including SEWA’s Role in Empowering Low Income Women
This blog post is by Leila Sheikh, a journalist who writes about domestic workers and violence against them.
A presentation, made at WIEGO's 6th General Assembly, on a project that is empowering women fair trade producers, most home-based workers and smallholders, in Ghana, Kenya, and Uganda. Related WIEGO's 6th General Assembly Fact Sheet: Developing Leadership and Business Skills for Informal Women...
This paper situates protection of domestic workers against occupational injuries and diseases within the broader regulatory framework covering domestic workers. It provides an overview of the law-making process in seeking further coverage for domestic workers against occupational injuries and...
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.