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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...
This Working Paper responds to current debates on the future of social protection as employment relationships become increasingly non-existent, blurred or hidden. Drawing on WIEGO’s work, the paper argues that a large and growing informal economy should not be used to justify a complete delinking of...
Lissette Aliaga Linares, a WIEGO member, compares the approaches to regulating street trade in Lima & Bogota in this paper.
This book discusses the transformation of labour movements and trade unionism in post-liberalised India. It looks at emerging collectivism, both in formal and informal sectors, and relates it to changing political and industrial relations. Bringing together studies of resistance, struggles and new...
The New Urban Agenda, the 20-year strategy on sustainable urbanization, was formally adopted by over 160 countries at the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) in October 2016. The final document explicitly recognizes “the contribution of the working...
"The New Urban Agenda: Prospects and Challenges has been published with the objective of moving forward conversations on a few ideas, priorities and directions embodied in the New Urban Agenda. While the choices represented by this publication do not reflect the sole importance of the issues chosen...
This Policy Brief explores domestic worker struggles in Bolivia. It concentrates on laws and policies applied by the government of Evo Morales (2006 - present) as well as the unfulfilled demands of the social movement of domestic workers. This brief is part of the WIEGO Publication Series . View...
This brief describes the mobilization of domestic workers in Bolivia focusing particularly on the campaign that led to the approval of the 2450/2003 Law and activities of the movement during the Evo Morales presidency. It also explores the international dimension of the struggle of Bolivian domestic...
Las trabajadoras del hogar bolivianas, como la mayoría de este colectivo en todo el mundo, han sufrido históricamente peores condiciones laborales y salarios más bajos que otros trabajadores. Además, la mayoría de las trabajadoras del hogar de Bolivia son discriminadas por ser mujeres migrantes de...
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.