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By Carlin Carr At a bustling Bangkok market, vendor Aurapin Sakvichit happily greets customers interested in her wares: pink dresses, designer-style tops, and colourful cotton bags. Aurapin knows the routine; she’s been at it for decades. She says she enjoys everything she does with her work...
By Carlin Carr & Gabriella Tanvé In Dakar, Senegal, the city’s dirty laundry doesn’t get cleaned on a spin cycle. Each day, women across the city spend back-breaking hours hand-washing the lot: thousands of pounds of dirty clothes, sheets, towels, and blankets. Often strapping a young child to their...
Par Carlin Carr À Dakar, au Sénégal, le linge sale de la ville ne se nettoie pas au cycle d’essorage. Chaque jour, d’un bout à l’autre de la ville, les femmes passent des heures à laver à la main des milliers de kilos de linge, de draps, de serviettes et de couvertures sales, un travail éreintant...
This animated video explains what a Global Framework Agreement (GFA) is, using the example of the GFA between UNI Global Union and the South African retailer Shoprite. (5:45) Watch the video on Youtube.
Propuestas y demandas de las trabajadoras y los trabajadores en empleo informal para el nuevo gobierno de la Ciudad de México. Plataforma creada tras un taller con trabajadores y trabajadoras informales que reunió representes de 14 organizaciones de trabajadores, de diversos grupos de ocupaciones...
Dakar, Senegal The aim of the consultation on public space in Dakar was to create a platform for the exchange of information between authorities and street vendor representatives about the challenges and opportunities for inclusive public space management in the markets of Dakar. The consultation...
Dakar, Senegal L’objectif de la consultation est d’ouvrir une plateforme d’échange d’informations entre autorités et travailleurs de l’économie informelle afin d'accroître leur compréhension mutuelle et d’initier des actions publiques concertées. Il s’agit de réunir des acteurs variés (maires...
Urban employment trends in India have defied predictions and stereotypes. Rather than being increasingly absorbed into modern, formal wage employment, the urban workforce in India is becoming increasingly informal. Delhi is no different: the vast majority of the city’s workers – 71 per cent – are...
In this third edition of Women and Men in the Informal Economy: A Statistical Picture , the ILO presents the first global estimates of informal employment. The publication provides comparable estimates of the informal economy and its components for over 100 countries, including both developing and...
Mexico City, Mexico A workshop with informal workers took place from March 19th to 22nd 2018, in Mexico City. One of the event's main objectives was to create a common platform with informal workers' demands and proposals to put forward to candidates running for head of Mexico City’s government in...
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.