WIEGO calls for stronger protection and a rights-based approach to formalization for workers in informal employment at OECD report launch Read More
Call for Comments: Guidelines on the Protection of the Rights of Workers in the Informal Economy in Africa Read More
WIEGO and Royal Academy of Engineering seek expressions of interest for symposium on circular economy Read More
Strengthening the Role of Local Governments in Citizen Data Production: The Waste Picker Census in Bogotá Read More
It’s Time for a New Progressive Era, With Informal Workers at the Center Excerpt from the opinion piece, It’s Time for a New Progressive Era, With Informal Workers at the Center by Darren Walker (president... Read More
Fermeture progressive de Mbeubeuss : A quand un processus plus inclusif et transparent pour protéger les récupératrice-eur-s ? Alors que le président Macky Sall lance officiellement ce jour PROMOGED, le projet de transformation de la décharge de Mbeubeuss, WIEGO alerte... Read More
Inclusive Cities Blog Post July 11 2014 “Self-Employed Women in the Urban Informal Economy: Reducing Their Risks and Constraints” is a blog post by WIEGO’s International... Read More
IT World Canada – Interview with Gisèle Yasmeen This blog post by Stephen Ibaraki is about WIEGO’s incoming Social Protection Programme Director, Gisèle Yasmeen, who is also a Senior... Read More
Informal is the new normal: Why informal employment is here to stay This blog, written by Ghada Abdel Tawab, highlights the efforts of WIEGO and the Arab NGO Network for Development (ANND) to challenge the... Read More
A gestão antiperspirante: rumo à pobreza inodora, incolor e insípida A Gestão Antiperspirante: Rumo à pobreza inodora, incolor e insípida Para Luciana Itikawa Antiperspirante é a substância que inibe a saída... Read More
ILO blog – For many domestic workers, co-ops hold the key to decent work This blog post is by the ILO’s Simel Esim and Lenore Matthew. They note that “Domestic workers comprise a significant part of... Read More
Women 2.0 – Here’s What These Feminist Activists Would Say to Their Younger Selves This article was written by Ratna Gill, based on a panel she attended at the Othering & Belonging Conference by the Haas Institute for... Read More
Udadisi – Stop Violence Against Domestic Workers This blog post is by Leila Sheikh, a journalist who writes about domestic workers and violence against them. Read More
Be Waste Wise – Sonia Dias on the Informal Economy of Waste Pickers This blog post is an interview with Sonia Dias, WIEGO’s Waste Sector Specialist. Here Sonia shares information from the Informal Economy... Read More