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WIEGO’s Child Care Initiative (CCI) is exploring the possibility of launching a campaign seeking to position child care as a core part of social protection for informal workers. The CCI also seeks a better understanding of the link between adequate child care provision and women’s economic...
This note reviews employment categories that do not fit easily within the existing International Classification of Status in Employment (ICSE) either because they sit ambiguously between paid employment and self-employment or because they require greater detail. This note presents the challenges...
A Regional Conference of City Authorities on Home-based Workers was organized by HomeNet South Asia and HomeNet Thailand on 7-9 May 2014 in Bangkok. The conference sought to highlight how good civic amenities impact the productivity, livelihoods and quality of life of urban home-based workers and...
This note relates the Quality of Employment framework indicators to another important cross‐national concept regarding the nature and quality of employment, Informal Employment. It also shows how doing so will enhance the visibility, relevance, and usefulness of the Quality of Employment Framework.
Since 1919, the United Nation’s International Labour Organization (commonly known as the ILO) has hosted its annual International Labour Conference (ILC). The theme of this year’s Conference, held throughout 3 weeks of June in Geneva, Switzerland was, “Building a Future with Decent Work.” While this...
Overview of laws and demographics concerning informal workers, with an emphasis on access to social protection
This is the agenda for the two-day OHS national workshop hosted by SEWA in New Delhi, the culmination of the projects undertaken by SEWA and KKPKP over recent years that were supported by WIEGO.
Agenda and participants at the December 12, 2012 launch event of Bridging Perspectives EDP volume in Delhi; part of the SEWA 40th anniversary celebrations.
Agenda and participants for the December 12, 2012 Power of Statistics workshop held in Delhi - part of SEWA's 40th Anniversary celebrations.
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.