Defending the Social and Solidarity Economy Amid Global Uncertainty
Organizations representing workers in informal employment – waste pickers, home‑based workers, street vendors and domestic workers, including migrant workers – recognize the social and solidarity economy (SSE) as a critical pathway to improving livelihoods, strengthening collective organization and advancing decent work. This is particularly important given that women are disproportionately represented in informal employment due to structural inequalities, including limited access to opportunities and persistent gender and cultural biases.
In this statement, WIEGO and the global networks of workers in informal employment express concern that in light of the growing global uncertainty renewed strain is being placed on international cooperation at a time when multilateral efforts, including those of the International Labour Organization (ILO), remain essential to advancing decent work for workers in informal employment.
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