The Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS) is a major, longitudinal study of the urban informal economy being undertaken initially at two points in time, 2012 and 2016, in 10 cities around the world: Accra, Ghana; Ahmedabad, India; Bangkok, Thailand; Belo
Vulnerability to Forced Labour and Trafficking: The Case of Romanian Women in the Agricultural Sector in Sicily
Based on studies conducted in 2013 and 2014 of Romanian female farmworkers in Sicily, this paper discusses the plight of women who have had no choice but to accept the abuse that’s become normalized in their field. Contributing factors are
Webinar: Violence and Harassment in the World of Work
WIEGO | A Common Thread: Issues for Women Workers in the Garment Sector
This issues paper focuses on the garment industry, one of three sectors being addressed in WIEGO’s global markets program, which seeks to explain how current changes in global production and distribution systems affect women. The paper will be followed by
WIEGO | Informal Economy Monitoring Study Sector Report: Home-Based Workers
The Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS) is a major, longitudinal study of the urban informal economy being undertaken initially at two points in time, 2012 and 2016, in 10 cities around the world: Accra, Ghana; Ahmedabad, India; Bangkok, Thailand; Belo
WIEGO | Winning Legal Rights for Thailand’s’ Homeworkers
HomeNet Thailand, with support from WIEGO and other partners, campaigned for more than a decade to win legislative protection for homeworkers. Both the Homeworkers Protection Act B.E.2553 and a social protection policy came into force in May 2011. The law
Woman Farmworkers Struggle Against Agribusiness and Violence (Portuguese with English subtitles)
The Buccaneer Productions addresses labor exploitation in sugar cane mills and plantations in Brazil. There’s not only difficulty in gaining worker rights but in legally enforcing environment conservation. The illegitimate burning of sugarcane fields in 2009 led to the death
Women Farm Workers Struggle Against Abuse (Afrikaans to English translation)
South African female farmworkers discuss their dire need to financially provide for their families. These workers joined a union in hopes of receiving protection, but employers have retaliated by pressuring employees to resign from the union. An assistant translates Afrikaans
Women in Politics: 2019 Infographic
In this infographic, UN Women and the Inter-Parliamentary Union illustrate the gender disparity of the political sphere from nation to nation. Nations with high numbers of females in ministerial positions include Spain, Nicaragua, and Sweden. Countries with high percentages of
Women in Politics Sector Focus
All over the world, women remain significantly underrepresented in decision-making positions and political roles. A variety of factors connected to patriarchal societal structures contribute to women’s political underrepresentation and deter their participation, including gender-based harassment and violence and a tradition
Women, Work, and Harassment
This infographic features statistics from 2009 surveys, conducted by ASISTA, regarding workplace violence at meatpacking plants in Iowa. The majority of the women interviewed reported that colleagues or bosses commented on their bodies, experienced at least one form of sexual