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The world is entering a new epoch of urbanization. By 2050 it is projected that two-thirds of the world’s population will live in urban areas, with a net urban population increase of 2.4 billion people from 2015, mostly in Africa and Asia.1 Cities that are already struggling to provide clean...
This discussion paper is the result of a collaboration initiated in consultation with several members of the United Nations Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment. The process was led by UN Women and included WIEGO and other panel members. The paper aims to contribute...
This brief examines how ILO member States have been improving the protection of domestic workers through the implementation of different instruments such as the Convention No. 189 and Recommendation No. 201.
This report looks at current and future possibilities for women’s economic empowerment through increased financial inclusion, by adopting a gender lens to address and examine financial inclusion policies, strategies, and remittance service providers (RSPs). The report addresses the gendered...
This joint report by the International Labour Organization and WIEGO aims to deepen understanding on the nature and role of cooperatives and other social and solidarity economy (SSE) enterprises and organizations in formalizing the informal economy. This report, which focuses on waste pickers and...
In 2010, 49.5 per cent of people (72.0 per cent of employed women and 72.0 per cent of employed men) employed outside of agriculture in Liberia were in the informal sector, with a further 10.8 per cent in informal employment. Informal employment is therefore extremely important for the Liberian...
Many employment arrangements today do not fit easily within the existing International Classification of Status in Employment (ICSE-93) either because they sit ambiguously between paid employment and self-employment, or because they require greater detail, such as the creation of a new category or...
this book shows how innovative organisational strategies are emerging in the Global South to bridge the widening divide between the formal and informal economy. The studies in this collection are predominantly ethnographic, drawing on the experiences of vulnerable workers through in-depth interviews...
This paper aims to assess whether the government budget in Liberia address the needs of informal workers, in particular street vendors, market traders and waste collectors in greater Monrovia. The paper describes the situation of these three groups of informal workers, and then explores whether...
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.