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Informal workers demand inclusion in economic recovery, after receiving little relief during Covid-19 crisis The workers call for expanded social protection and to be included in the recovery measures. The urgency is detailed in a global study that shows Accra ranked worst in government relief to...
COVID-19 Impact on Informal Workers in Accra The COVID-19 crisis has hit Accra hard, and informal workers have been hit the hardest. Many of these workers lost their livelihoods completely during the country’s initial lockdown and since then, earnings have been slow to recover. WIEGO’s team in Accra...
Impact: Marginalized Workers Gain Healthcare Access A Health Policy Dialogue, facilitated by WIEGO in Accra in 2012, resulted in over 1,000 kayayei (head porters in Ghana) gain access to health care services through the Ghanaian National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). Kayayeis are young women...
WIEGO Team bios Programme Team Sally Roever International Coordinator See specialist profile Joann Vanek Senior Advisor, Statistics See specialist profile Françoise Carré Director, Statistics Programme See specialist profile Laura Alfers Director, Social Protection Programme See specialist profile...
Olga Abizaid - Global Focal Cities Coordinator Olga Abizaid has worked with WIEGO in a variety of roles since 2014. Currently, she provides support to WIEGO's work in Colombia, Peru and Senegal to strengthen, and give visibility to, informal workers organizations. This entails documenting the...
WIEGO Resource Documents include our literature reviews, annotated bibliographies, and papers that reflect the findings from new empirical work. They provide details to support advocacy, policy, or research on specific issues. Musiitwa, Moses and John Mark Mwanika, David Musoke, Annie Devenish and...
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.