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From Data to Action: Worker-Led Research to Shape Climate Debates
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Systems Change in Turbulent Times: Lessons from the Power-Shifts Framework
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How Do Cooperatives Support Worker Recognition and Political Representation?
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Funding Development Through the Lens of Tax Justice and Social Protection
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Homeworkers’ Rights at Risk with EU Directive Uncertainty
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From Isolation to Collective Power: Legal Empowerment for Domestic Workers
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What’s missing from the future of work debates? Social protection for 2 billion workers
Although the world is abuzz over robots and automation in debates over the “future of work,” we know the reality is that 61 per cent of the...
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City-level statistical snapshots for South Africa and Thailand available for the first time
WIEGO’s Statistics Programme is launching a new set of Statistical Briefs that provide key indicators of informal employment and key...
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“I, Too, am Delhi”: People’s Campaign Calls for Inclusion in Indian Capital’s Master Plan
India’s capital city is preparing its roadmap for the future – a new master planning document that sets out the vision for Delhi for two...
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Four Key Points to Ensure Child Care Reaches the Poorest Working Women
This year’s World Day for Decent Work on October 7 calls for improved investment in the care economy, including child care. WIEGO’s Social...
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Bridges to Better Lives: SEWA’s Community Health Workers
October 7 is World Day for Decent Work with a focus this year on “investing in the care economy.” Whether providing preventative health information,...
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Dakar : après s’être mis dans la peau des travailleuses et travailleurs de l’informel, des avocats réévaluent les politiques
Les politiques ayant un impact sur la vie des travailleuses et travailleurs de l’informel sont rarement élaborées sur la base de la connaissance...
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In Dakar, lawyers experience informal workers’ daily lives and rethink policy
Policymaking that impacts informal workers rarely comes with first-hand knowledge of their lives and needs. A new initiative in Dakar, Senegal,...
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Interview: How South Africa Could Become a Model for Formalizing the Informal Economy
WIEGO’s Organization & Representation Programme Director, Jane Barrett, talks about the ILO’s Recommendation 204 on formalizing the...
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In times of crisis, grassroots organizations re-imagine democratic practice
Democratic norms are under threat worldwide. Informal workers and other marginalized groups are witnessing the reversal of hard-fought wins...
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En temps de crise, les organisations de base réinventent la pratique démocratique
Aux quatre coins du monde, les normes démocratiques sont menacées et les conséquences à long terme s’annoncent graves. Les travailleuses...
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