WIEGO General Assembly

Session Materials and Presentations

Saturday, April 22

Opening Session: Welcome Remarks and About WIEGO

Welcome Address
Ela Bhatt, SEWA and Outgoing Chair of WIEGO Steering Committee

Introduction to WIEGO General Assembly
Francie Lund, WIEGO Social Protection Programme Director

Presentation on WIEGO

• what and who
• common concerns and key goals
• structure and ways of working
• five programmes and general activities
• key findings and messages
• general meetings

Martha Chen, WIEGO Coordinator, with WIEGO Programme Directors and Research Coordinators

Afternoon Session: Programme Discussion Groups and Delegates Meeting

Preparatory Document for Programme Discussions

Delegates Meeting
Chris Bonner, WIEGO Organizing and Representation, and Martha Chen

Global Markets Programme Discussion Group
Elaine Jones, WIEGO Global Markets Programme Director and Sarah Gammage, Global Markets Programme Research Coordinator

Organization and Representation Programme Discussion Group and Information on WIEGO Database of Organizations of Informal Workers
Chris Bonner

Statistics Programme Discussion Group
Joann Vanek, WIEGO Statistics Programme Director and James Heintz, WIEGO Statistics Programme Research Coordinator

Social Protection Programme Discussion Group
Francie Lund, WIEGO Social Protection Programme Director

Urban Policies Programme Discussion Group
Sharit Bhowmik, WIEGO Urban Policies Programme Director

Dinner

WIEGO and Trade Unions
Dan Gallin, Global Labour Institute, WIEGO Steering Committee Member and former Director of the Organization and Representation Programme

Sunday, April 23

Morning Session: WIEGO Institutional Decisions

WIEGO Constitution and Structure
Renana Jhabvala, Incoming Chair of the WIEGO Steering Committee

Process of Selection of New Steering Committee and Election Process of Nomination Committee
Chris Bonner


WIEGO Plans
Martha Chen

WIEGO Budget
Suzanne Van Hook, WIEGO Financial Manager

Constituency Meetings

Delegates from Member-Based Organizations

Researchers, Statisticians, and Academics

Staff of Development Agencies