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Background paper for Exposure-Dialogue Programme with SEWA. Read this article in German or English .
Analyzes the role of law in the global social justice movement, with case studies from scholars from the Global North and Global South.
Abstract: The paper summarises the international statistical definition of the informal sector as adopted by the Fifteenth International Conference of Labour Statisticians (15th ICLS) in 1993 and referred to in the revised System of National Accounts (SNA 1993). With a view to complementing...
This study is a jointly produced outcome from the reflection and sharing of group participants in the Exposure Dialogue Programme (EDP). In this fascinating account, slum life is viewed from the eyes of foreigners interested in SEWA's development plans/project. The life story of a host is learned...
The study of cities is today marked by a paradox: much of the urban growth of the 21st century is taking place in the developing world, but many of the theories of how cities function remain rooted in the developed world. There is much discussion in academic circles about whether the time has come...
ILO Bureau of Statistics in collaboration with the Department for Statistics and Sociology of the Republic of Moldova
Policy Integration Department, Bureau of Statistics, Working Paper, No. 53
Destination D.C. Working Paper, No. 3 Women’s Studies Department, George Washington University and Center for Women and Work, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey: Washington, D.C.
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.