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Informality has been at the center of the economic debate in Colombia as a result of the high levels prevalent in the country and its substantial increase during the 1990s. The informal sector includes a range of heterogeneous activities, from unpaid labor to a number of unregulated salaried jobs...
Abstract: In this book, Ercüment Celik identifies street vendors as a bridge between trade unions and social movements. Relationships between street vendors‟ organisations in Durban, the shack dwellers movement, and COSATU – a South African trade union federation – are examined together with the...
This brief is part of the WIEGO Publication Series . View list of all WIEGO briefs .
Summarizes needs for reform of business law governing the informal sector in sub-Saharan Africa.
In Indonesia about 17% of the employed population enjoys formal social security mainly employees of the formal sector. With respect to health the coverage has recently been substantially expanded through the Jamkesmas/Askeskin programme targeting poor households. However, social security for...
IZA (Institute for the Study of Labor) Discussion Paper, No. 5053
This paper traces back the origins of the conceptual framework Integrated Sustainable Solid Waste Management, and examines how this concept was appropriated in Brazil to inform activism of membership-based organizations (MBOs) and NGOs in their fight towards greater integration of waste pickers in...
An authentically democratic community requires open channels of communication between citizens. Street markets offer a natural setting for the daily give-and-take between sellers and buyers that is necessary for transactions to take place, but workers in street markets often lack reliable channels...
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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.