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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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Labour Rights are Human Rights! Beyond the Slogan for Workers in Informal Employment
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African Domestic Workers Fighting for Rights and Reclaiming Power
Society is still not valuing domestic workers more than a decade after the International Labour Organization adopted a convention extending...
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Waste Pickers and EPR in India
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) transfers the responsibility of waste management from municipal authorities to the producers of the...
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Uganda’s Constitutional Court Holds Vagrancy Laws Unconstitutional
In a ground-breaking decision for street vendors and other informal workers, the Constitutional Court of Uganda found the country’s vagrancy...
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Occupational Health and Safety Means Protecting Workers’ Health and Livelihoods
This World Day for Safety and Health at Work, WIEGO stands in solidarity with workers in informal employment across the globe who shoulder...
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The Superheroes of Mexico City
WIEGO’s Tania Espinosa Sánchez and Yuleina Carmona talk about the success of the Lxs Rifadxs campaign in Mexico City, which helped residents...
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‘We Are Not Alone’: Waste Pickers Worldwide Unite
In this interview, Leonor Larraburu of the Unión de Trabajadores y Trabajadoras de la Economía Popular (UTEP) in Argentina tells us about...
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Q&A with WIEGO Social and Solidarity Economy Specialist Federico Parra
The appointment of Federico Parra as Social and Solidarity Economy Specialist is WIEGO’s response to the need to support initiatives of workers...
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For an Organization to Move, It Needs Women
In this interview, Gladys Mponda, Vice President of the Malawi Union for the Informal Sector (MUFIS), talks about the value of organizing,...
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Climate Crisis, Health and Informality: Building a Movement Across Borders
Workers in informal employment experience frequent workplace exposure to a range of occupational health and safety risks. The climate crisis...
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The Journey Towards Recognition and Rights for Home-Based Workers in Pakistan
Home-based workers in Pakistan’s Sindh province achieved a historic victory with legislation that gives approximately 5 million home-based...
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