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Este informe contiene los resultados de un proyecto de investigación de cuatro años sobre la salud y seguridad ocupacional (SSO) y los trabajadores informales. El informe se enfoca sobre los trabajadores del hogar en Brasil y Tanzania. Llevado a cabo en 2009 por el Programa de Protección Social de...
(Swahili) Publication available in English , French , Portuguese , Spanish and Swahili .
OHS Learning Meeting May 2011
Details of the MDG3-funded Fair Trade project in Tanzania
Abstract: This article introduces a United Nations Volunteers project that aimed to organise informal construction workers‟ and to promote social dialogue between the workers and the government in Dar es Salaam. Those included in the project were mainly construction workers, but also people selling...
Introduction from the research paper: This document gives a brief summary of the research conducted into the situation of women workers in the African horticultural sector between 2005 and 2007. The research was conducted by local organisations in Kenya, Zambia, Tanzania and Uganda and has been...
Background: Injuries are becoming a major health problem in developing countries. Few population based studies have been carried out in African countries. We examined the pattern of nonfatal injuries and associated risk factors in an urban and rural setting of Tanzania.
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.