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Abstract: PeThere is consensus within South African society that black entrepreneurship needs to become a more widespread phenomenon. To achieve this aim, it may be helpful to know more about existing black entrepreneurial ventures. Mainly based on a survey of 90 entrepreneurs in a South African...
In the first of a series of articles on urban livelihoods focused on inclusive urban planning for the working poor produced through a collaboration of Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing & Organizing (WIEGO) and The Global Urbanist , Caroline Skinner demonstrates the significance of the world...
Conference Summary Report from an International Conference on Social Protection and Gender, held with social protection officials and civil society representatives from countries in the Southern African Development Community. Francie Lund, Director of WIEGO's Social Protection Program, contributed...
Abstract: The informal workforce is growing worldwide, and changes in the global structure of employment and in places of employment mean that work is a source of hazard and ill‐health for many poorer workers. Yet informal workers do not have access to work‐related social security. They face high...
WIEGO was invited by the European Commission to co-sponsor a high-level panel on “Empowering People for Inclusive Growth: The Perspective of the Working Poor in the Informal Economy“ at the 2012 European Development Days (EDD) conference. This panel of academics, practitioners, and policy-makers...
WIEGO OHS Newsletter, Issue 6 This edition includes reports on: a national OHS event held in Peru a report from Ghana on the progress of the Kayayei’s (headload porters) fight to access health services through the National Health Insurance Scheme a new approach to extending OHS to waste pickers by...
Une publication de WIEGO no 6 Cette édition inclut des rapports sur: Un événement national SST organisé au Pérou Un rapport du Ghana sur les progrès marqués par les kayayei (porteurs de charges sur la tête) dans leur lutte pour accéder aux services de santé dans le cadre du National Health Insurance...
Publicado por WIEGO, Número 6 Esta edición incluye informes sobre un evento nacional sobre salud y seguridad ocupacional en Perú un informe de Ghana sobre el progreso de la lucha de las kayayei (portadoras) por obtener acceso a servicios de salud a través del Programa de seguro médico nacional un...
Publicado pela WIEGO, Edição 6 Esta edição inclui relatórios sobre: um evento nacional de SSO no Peru de Gana, um relato do progresso da luta das Kayayei (carregadoras que transportam materiais sobre a cabeça) para ter acesso a serviços de saúde através do Esquema Nacional de Seguro-Saúde uma nova...
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.