Global 16 Days Campaign

25 November 2020 - 10 December 2020

Online

The Global 16 Days Campaign, launched in collaboration with global feminists by the Center for Women’s Global Leadership (CWGL) at its first Women’s Global Leadership Institute in 1991, has been used worldwide to call for the elimination of gender-based violence (GBV). The Global Campaign is coordinated by CWGL and it is run annually from November 25 (International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women) to December 10 (International Human Rights Day). In 2018, CWGL adopted a multi-year theme, with a focus on ending GBV and harassment in the world of work to build support for a new international instrument. In June 2019, the International Labor Organization (ILO) adopted the Violence and Harassment Convention, C190 and the Campaign shifted its focus to ratification.

Once again in 2020, the Global Networks representing workers in the informal economy and WIEGO joined CWGL and allies to continue the call for ratification of the ILO C190 with a dedicated focus on women workers in informal economy whose lives and livelihoods had been acutely impacted by COVID-19 and the unprecedented economic crisis that has followed. According to the ILO, more than 60% of the world’s employed earn their living in the informal economy and 92% of women in employment in developing countries are informally employed. They face precarious workplace conditions and are typically excluded from national labor laws and denied social protection. The pre-existing risks and vulnerabilities faced by these workers around the world have been heightened and exacerbated by the COVID-19 public health and economic crises.

The 2020 Campaign

2020 Global 16 Days Advocacy Guide

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The 2020 Advocacy Guide aims to increase the visibility of informal women workers by highlighting their concerns and recommending activities which could be undertaken during the 2020 Global 16 Days Campaign from November 25 – December 10, 2020, as well as throughout the year.

It highlights the concerns of women workers in six sectors in the informal economy which illustrate the precarious situation of many women in the world of work, including: domestic workers, home-based workers, street vendors, agricultural workers, waste pickers and sex workers.

During the Campaign, the 2020 Campaign Social Media Toolkit were available to download and disseminate. The toolkit includes GIFS, Twibbon and shareable material for social media.

Follow the Network from 25 November to 10 December 2020: https://16dayscampaign.org/events/

Global Network Activities to launch the Campaign
25 November:

Twitter chat
#16DaysChat2020
@16DaysCampaign
8:00 AM EST / 6:30 PM IST

The Global 16 Days Campaign led and facilitated a virtual dialogue via Twitter with the participation of the global networks representing workers in the informal economy. During one hour, network representatives joined the conversation highlighting the challenges faced by informal women workers in the world of work, in their own words and via their networks, to amplify the call for accountability based on the obligations of governments to protect their human rights.

HomeNet South Asia Webinar

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“Together, Towards a Violence-free World of Work for Home-Based Workers”
3:00 PM (IST)

HomeNet South Asia carried out the webinar “Together, Towards a Violence-free World of Work for Home-Based Workers” to launch the #16DaysCampaign and equip women home-based workers and their organizations in building a violence-free tomorrow.