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For more information on the report, visit ILO's website Listen to news report by National Public Radio (NPR)
This report includes a piece produced by the BBC GVA correspondent and ILO's footage about domestic workers. View the report here .
This report includes a live interview with ILO's Malte Luebker from BKK, about the Domestic Workers Report.
This report includes a live interview with Martin Oelz.
Santu and Aasma Bibi are Delhi based recyclers. Both of them are also activists with Safai Sena, an association of wastepickers, itinerant buyers and small waste dealers.
This video follows recyclers in Beijing and shares the work they have been doing for 20 years. The video is in Chinese with English subtitles. For more information, see the December 2012 newsletter from the Global Alliance of Waste Pickers here .
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...
This is a story of the struggle of some parents who wanted to get their children admitted to private schools through the 25% reservation provision of Right to Education Act. These parents are members of Kagad Kach Patra Kashtakari Panchayat, Pune (Maharashtra). This film is an initiative by Action...
This is a video about workers who use bicycles to earn income. Workers include street vendors and transport workers.
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.