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1º de maio 2026 – Declaração Conjunta: Uma agenda feminista de justiça do trabalho em tempos de crise

By Global Labor Justice, IDWF, WIEGO, Working Horizons

Advocacy and Worker Education Hub

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1º de maio 2026 – Declaração Conjunta: Uma agenda feminista de justiça do trabalho em tempos de crise

May Day 2026 – Joint Statement: A Feminist Labour Justice Agenda in a Time of Crisis

Social Protection Systems Mapping: An Interactive Guide to the Systems that Shape Social Protection for Workers in Informal Employment

Os direitos dos trabalhadores e trabalhadoras ambulantes na cidade de São Paulo

Defending the Social and Solidarity Economy Amid Global Uncertainty

Global Learning Exchange on Understanding Complexity in the Informal Economy – Collective Research Questions

Collective Paths to a More Dignified Life: Organization, Trust, and Willingness

Savings, Credit and Solidarity: Collective Tools for Workers in Informal Employment – A Step-by-Step Guide

Carta Aberta a Todas as Partes da Convenção-Quadro das Nações Unidas sobre Mudança do Clima

Open Letter to All States Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Essential Readings On Organizing

Recruiting Informal Workers Into Democratic Workers’ Organisations (ICC1)

Building and Maintaining a Democratic Organisation of Informal Workers (ICC2)

Handling the Day-To-Day Problems of Informal Workers (ICC3)

Collective Negotiations for Informal Workers (ICC4)

Handling Disputes between Informal Workers and those in Power (ICC5)

Collective Action for Informal Workers (ICC6)

The Only School We Have: Learning from Organizing Experiences Across the Informal Economy

Resources for Domestic Workers

Domestic Workers’ Labour and Employment Rights

Domestic Workers and C189: Making it Real, Africa

Your Toolkit on ILO Convention 189 – The Domestic Workers’ Convention (Caribbean Region)

“Yes, We Did It!” How the World’s Domestic Workers Won Their International Rights and Recognition

Ten Years Since Winning C189: Domestic Workers Become an Unstoppable Movement

Resources for Home-Based Workers

Corporate Sustainability and Due Diligence: What It Means for Subcontracted Workers in Workshops and Homes

Homeworkers in Global Supply Chains

How Homeworkers Can Use the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains in the Garment and Footwear Sector

Promoting the ILO Home Work Convention (C177) and the Rights of Homeworkers: A Manual for Workers’ Educators and Facilitators

Definitions of Key Words for Homeworkers Working in Supply Chains

Examples of Good Practice in Home-Based Worker Organizing for Decent Work in Supply Chains

Sample Contract for Home-Based Workers

Sample Logbooks for Distribution and Collection of Work

Checking the Facts About Home-Based Workers

Homeworkers in Global Supply Chains: Platform of Demands to the European Commission

Resources for Street Vendors and Market Traders

Collective Paths to a More Dignified Life: Organization, Trust, and Willingness

Savings, Credit and Solidarity: Collective Tools for Workers in Informal Employment – A Step-by-Step Guide

Working in Public Space: A Manual for Street Vendors

Supporting Informal Livelihoods in Public Space: A Toolkit for Local Authorities

Weekly Markets in Delhi: A market that comes to you (Map)

Resources for Waste Pickers

Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions through Inclusive Recycling: Methodology & Calculator Tool

New calculator reveals the amount of equivalent CO2 mitigated by waste picker activity

Cuidar Project: Waste Pickers’ Health Risk Mapping

Women Waste Pickers Toolkit – High Resolution

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