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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

A market trader at her stall in Bangkok, Thailand. Credit: Paula Bronstein/ Getty Images

Featured Story Street Vendors and Market Traders in 12 Countries: Key Facts

Featured Story A Year in Street Vendor Trends, and What To Watch in 2025

Federico Parra Social and Solidarity Economy Specialist Read Bio

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Sonia Dias WIEGO Waste Specialist Read Bio

Tania Espinosa Sánchez Latin America Coordinator, Law Programme Read Bio

Florian Juergens-Grant Global Social Protection Adviser Read Bio

Laura Alfers International Coordinator Read Bio

Marlese von Broembsen Director, Law Programme Read Bio

Adama Soumaré Dakar Focal Cities Coordinator Read Bio

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Livelihoods January 17, 2018

Lacking access to capital hinders home-based workers’ business opportunities

By Carlin CarrOn a quiet lane, Mayuri Suepwong, a member of HomeNet Thailand, is working away in her colorful, two-story home. Her main room...

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Livelihoods January 08, 2018

Quality Child Care is a Missing Piece of the Poverty-reduction Puzzle

A discussion with Mirai Chatterjee on SEWA’s holistic model and approach The Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) in India has been...

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Livelihoods December 27, 2017

Five Blogs from 2017 that Take on Big Ideas for Informal Workers

As a global research-policy-action network, WIEGO’s team members are in a unique position to lead debates and contribute grounded new ideas...

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Livelihoods December 27, 2017

Five Blogs that Highlight Key Achievements for Informal Workers in 2017

The global movement of informal workers – led by worker organizations in Asia, Africa, Europe, and Latin America – made major strides this...

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Livelihoods December 18, 2017

Creating “cities for all” requires more than one-size-fits-all regulation

Study shows informal workers in the Global South perceive regulations as being both positive and negativeFrom street vending permits to permissions...

Mamuna Mohammed, a head load porter (kayayei), carries bananas through Agbogbloshie Market in Accra, Ghana

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Public and Workplace Services December 11, 2017

Universal Health Coverage: An Informal Worker Perspective

Healthcare is a hot button issue around the world right now. As Universal Health Coverage (UHC) has become a rallying call for the global...

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Livelihoods December 11, 2017

Cobertura sanitaria universal: una perspectiva del trabajador en empleo informal

La atención sanitaria es un tema candente en todo el mundo. La Cobertura sanitaria universal (CSU) se ha convertido en un estandarte para...

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Livelihoods November 23, 2017

Waste pickers in Medellín, Popayán, and Montería receive their first payment as recycling public service providers

Technical team and leaders of ARRECICLAR in Medellín. Photo: Arreciclar

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Building Collective Power November 06, 2017

Trabajadoras y trabajadores a domicilio de América Latina celebran la puesta en marcha de una nueva organización regional

Los y las trabajadoras a domicilio de América Latina han dado un importante paso con la creación de un frente unido que luche por su visibilidad...

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Building Collective Power October 20, 2017

Latin American Home-based Workers Celebrate Launch of New Regional Organization

Latin American home-based workers have taken an important step in creating a unified front to fight for their visibility and rights as workers....

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The WIEGO Blog

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

Featured Story Street Vendors and Market Traders in 12 Countries: Key Facts

Featured Story A Year in Street Vendor Trends, and What To Watch in 2025

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