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The WIEGO Blog is where WIEGO specialists, partners and allies share their knowledge and perspectives to facilitate informed conversations about the informal economy.
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How Cooperatives Improve Workers’ Economic and Productive Capacities
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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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Key Outcomes from the 2025 International Labour Conference and Why They Matter for Workers in Informal Employment
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The Climate Tragedy of Rio Grande do Sul Revisited from the Perspective of Waste Pickers
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A Tragédia Climática do Rio Grande do Sul Revisitada à Luz dos Catadore-as de Recicláveis
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The Destruction of Social Protection and Inclusive Labour Policies in Argentina
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Amid austerity and aid cuts, workers need to deepen their understanding of domestic financing of social protection
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Street Vendors and Market Traders in 12 Countries: Key Facts
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A Year in Street Vendor Trends, and What To Watch in 2025
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Ciudades con equidad de género y la Nueva Agenda Urbana
Madalena Duarte es una líder fuerte. También es una recicladora en su ciudad natal de Itaúna, Brasil –un trabajo que lleva realizando muchos...
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Commemorating 20 Years of Landmark Convention for Homeworkers
Remembering a Postcard from Geneva and Reaffirming a Campaign
Shalini Sinha, Sector Specialist, Home-Based Workers
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Domestic Workers are (Not) “Like Family”
16 June 2011 was a historic day for domestic workers around the world: The Convention Concerning Decent Work for Domestic Workers (C189)...
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Las trabajadoras del hogar (no) son “como de la familia”
El 16 de junio del 2011 fue un día histórico para los trabajadores y las trabajadoras del hogar alrededor del mundo: El Convenio 189 sobre...
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Response To Zero Draft Of The New Urban Agenda: Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO)
The New Urban Agenda, the next global commitment for sustainable urban development, holds immense potential as a transformative plan of action...
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Respuesta al borrador cero de la Nueva Agenda Urbana: WIEGO (Mujeres en Empleo Informal: Globalizando y Organizando)
La Nueva Agenda Urbana, el próximo compromiso mundial en favor del desarrollo urbano sostenible, tiene un inmenso potencial como plan de...
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Los papeles de Panamá: Informalidad en la punta de la pirámide económica
A menudo, la informalidad es definida como la falta de pago de los impuestos pertinentes. Bajo esta premisa, es considerada como un gran...
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Dignity Returned: How Former Thai Factory Workers Launched a Cooperative Based on Decent Work
By Carlin Carr
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Bega kwa Bega: Shoulder to Shoulder, Achieving Their Goals
By Leslie Vryenhoek
In a Nairobi slum, the women of Bega kwa Bega are checking linens—table runners, decorative cushion covers and an ingenious...
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The Panama Papers: Informality at the Tip of the Economic Pyramid
Informality is often defined as the failure to pay taxes due. And informality so defined is seen as a key challenge for the revenue systems...
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