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Featured Story How Do Cooperatives Ensure Accessible Healthcare and Childcare for Workers?

Featured Story How Cooperatives Improve Workers’ Economic and Productive Capacities

Featured Story Homeworkers’ Rights at Risk with EU Directive Uncertainty

Featured Story From Isolation to Collective Power: Legal Empowerment for Domestic Workers

A global delegation of technical experts and worker representatives from WIEGO and global networks of workers in informal employment attend the 2025 International Labour Conference

Featured Story Key Outcomes from the 2025 International Labour Conference and Why They Matter for Workers in Informal Employment

Featured Story The Climate Tragedy of Rio Grande do Sul Revisited from the Perspective of Waste Pickers

Featured Story A Tragédia Climática do Rio Grande do Sul Revisitada à Luz dos Catadore-as de Recicláveis

Featured Story The Destruction of Social Protection and Inclusive Labour Policies in Argentina

Featured Story Amid austerity and aid cuts, workers need to deepen their understanding of domestic financing of social protection

Federico Parra Especialista en economía social y solidaria Read Bio

Allison Corkery Directora del Programa de Derecho Read Bio

Sonia Dias Especialista del sector de personas recicladoras Read Bio

Tania Espinosa Sánchez Coordinadora en América Latina, Programa de Derecho Read Bio

Florian Juergens-Grant Asesor general de protección social Read Bio

Laura Alfers Directora del Programa de Protección Social Read Bio

Renata Farías Coordinadora de traducciones e interpretaciones Read Bio

Marlese von Broembsen Director, Law Programme Read Bio

Adama Soumaré Dakar Focal Cities Coordinator Read Bio

Shalini Sinha Especialista en el sector del trabajo en domicilio y estratega para Asia Read Bio

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Building Collective Power August 02, 2019

The Campaign for a Domestic Workers’ Convention

History was made on June 16, 2011 when governments, employers and workers from around the world adopted the Convention (C189) and accompanying...

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Building Collective Power August 02, 2019

Un nouveau projet qui explore comment les récupérateurs et récupératrices de matériaux peuvent aider à résoudre la crise des déchets plastiques dans les océans

Un entretien (Q&R) avec Taylor Cass Talbott Il est difficile de passer à côté des images choquantes de tas de plastiques flottant au...

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Livelihoods August 02, 2019

Nuevo proyecto explora cómo los recicladores y recicladoras pueden ayudar a resolver la crisis de los residuos plásticos en los océanos

Entrevista a Taylor Cass TalbottEs difícil pasar por alto las portadas de revistas y noticieros con imágenes impactantes de montones de plásticos...

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Livelihoods August 01, 2019

Trabajadoras y trabajadores en la economía informal celebran la aprobación de un nuevo estándar internacional sobre la eliminación de la violencia y el acoso

por Leslie Vryenhoek junto con Karin Pape y Rachel Moussié La Conferencia Internacional del Trabajo (CIT) votó a favor de la aprobación del...

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Livelihoods August 01, 2019

Travailleuses et travailleurs de l’informel fêtent l’approbation d’une nouvelle convention internationale concernant l’élimination de la violence et du harcèlement

par Leslie Vryenhoek avec Karin Pape et Rachel Moussié La Conférence internationale du Travail (CIT) a voté pour l’adoption de la Convention...

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July 31, 2019

Just Recycling

This short video reveals how informal waste pickers make their cities healthier and more beautiful, lower greenhouse gas emissions, preserve...

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July 31, 2019

Thematic Exhibitions at GA 2014

The worldwide WIEGO network kicked off its Global General Assembly by offering participants a guided tour of four areas in which it has turned...

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Global Advocacy and Negotiations July 30, 2019

New international labour standard will help protect vulnerable workers from violence and harassment

When the 2019 International Labour Conference voted to adopt Convention 190 on Ending Violence and Harassment in the World of Work (C190),...

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Child Care July 23, 2019

New Podcast Unpacks How Informal Workers are Fighting for Healthcare, Child Care and Safety at Work

Globally, 2-billion people work in the informal economy. They are some of the most vulnerable workers in the world, and they are the new...

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Access to Public Space July 10, 2019

For Cities to Make Progress on SDGs and the New Urban Agenda, They Must Listen to Grassroots’ Solutions

Through a series of ambitious global commitments in recent years, governments across the world have signed on to build a more equitable and...

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The WIEGO Blog

Featured Story Funding Development Through the Lens of Tax Justice and Social Protection

Featured Story How Do Cooperatives Ensure Accessible Healthcare and Childcare for Workers?

Featured Story How Cooperatives Improve Workers’ Economic and Productive Capacities

Featured Story Homeworkers’ Rights at Risk with EU Directive Uncertainty

Featured Story From Isolation to Collective Power: Legal Empowerment for Domestic Workers

Featured Story Key Outcomes from the 2025 International Labour Conference and Why They Matter for Workers in Informal Employment

Featured Story The Climate Tragedy of Rio Grande do Sul Revisited from the Perspective of Waste Pickers

Featured Story A Tragédia Climática do Rio Grande do Sul Revisitada à Luz dos Catadore-as de Recicláveis

Featured Story The Destruction of Social Protection and Inclusive Labour Policies in Argentina

Featured Story Amid austerity and aid cuts, workers need to deepen their understanding of domestic financing of social protection

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