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This is the webpage of the World Health Organization’s Global Occupational Health Network (GOHNET). GOHNET produces a regular newsletter which contains useful information on OHS related activities and initiatives around the globe. The website also contains links to WHO publications, including those...
A blog managed by the Global Development group at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. It tells the stories of the urban working poor throughout the developing world.
A Practical Guide for Development Donors and Practitioners
The Jobs Knowledge Platform is managed by the World Bank in collaboration with partner organizations. Policymakers around the world are looking for practical solutions to expand job creation and improve job opportunities. Addressing this key global policy priority, the Jobs Knowledge Platform (JKP)...
A blog by Robert Neuwirth, author of "Stealth of Nations," a book that chronicles the global growth of the informal economy. For more information: Listen to inteview with Robert NeuWirth (NPR "Fresh Air" program) Read part of the book on Amazon.com: Stealth of Nations: The Global Rise of the...
The Global Alliance of Waste Pickers is a networking process among thousands of waste picker organizations with groups in more than 28 countries covering mainly Latin America, Asia and Africa.
On the first of this series of newsletters Chintan wrote "In this inaugural issue of our quarterly newsletter, some basic facts about the world that wastepicker children inhabit, and Chintan’s work among them." Chintan is an Indian non-governmental organization that focuses on sustainable...
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.