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Global Position Paper prepared for the General Discussion on the Social and Solidarity Economy, 110th Session of the International Labour Conference
Les réseaux internationaux de travailleurs de l’économie informelle1 et WIEGO saluent le rapport de l’OIT sur le travail décent et l’économie...
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Policy/Position Documents110 -я сессия МКТ – Глобальный документ с изложением позиции организаций работников неформальной экономики
Международные сети организаций работников неформальной экономики1 и WIEGO приветствуют доклад МОТ о достойном труде и экономике социальной...
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Policy/Position DocumentsGlobal Position Paper from Workers’ Organizations in the Informal Economy on Decent Work and the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE), Prepared for the 110th Session of the International Labour Conference
International networks of workers in the informal economy and WIEGO welcome the ILO report on decent work and the social and solidarity economy...
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ReportCOVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy in Bangkok, Thailand: Lasting Impacts and an Agenda for Recovery
This report presents the Bangkok findings from Round 2 of the WIEGO-led COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy study that was conducted...
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Law & Informality InsightsSocial Movement Lawyering: A Reflection on the Nature of Law and Lawyering Through the Lens of Informal Workers
Applying insights from critical legal studies, this issue of Law and Informality Insights explores how informal workers use the law to resolve...
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Resource DocumentsSocial Protection for Self-Employed Informal Workers in Sub-Saharan Africa: A rights-based assessment of the impact of the COVID-19 crisis
Informal workers make up a large proportion of the “missing middle” in social protection – those who are not considered vulnerable enough...
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Worker StoryReshmaben Bashirkhan Pathan, a home-based worker organizer in Ahmedabad, India
Reshmaben is an organizer with the Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA). She learnt tailoring from her mother when she was 14. Now, at...
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Research ReportsHome as Workplace: A spatial reading of workhomes – Part B
This study looks at all the ways in which home aids work — spatially and infrastructurally — and illustrates the role of various factors...
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Research ReportsHome as Workplace: A spatial reading of workhomes – Part A
This study looks at all the ways in which home aids work — spatially and infrastructurally — and illustrates the role of various factors...
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Policy/Position DocumentsPosition Paper on Inequalities and the World of Work, prepared for the 109th Session of the International Labour Conference
Despite a pre-pandemic modest decrease in the number of people living in extreme poverty, the number of extremely poor increased by about...
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