WIEGO Blog

Podcast Interview: Caroline Skinner on Street Vendors and Public Space

WIEGO Blog

14 February 2020

In this podcast interview with Urban Research Director Caroline Skinner, she discusses WIEGO's new e-book, Street Vendors and Public Space: Essential insights on key trends and solutions. This all-in-one resource provides an important overview on the global context, issues and solutions for researchers, policymakers, activists and planners.

Recent Posts

Informal work in the 21st century: A curated reading list

WIEGO Blog

20 January 2020

The world is rapidly transforming and one of the biggest trends right now is the new world of work. But forget all the talk about a future of automation and robots. We’ve already reached a tipping point: 61 per cent of the world’s workforce is now informally employed.

Global Advocacy

Domestic workers at the International Labour Conference in Geneva

Looking Back at 2019: Informal Workers Demanded Change — and Won

WIEGO Blog

23 December 2019

In 2019, informal workers made some noise — in their home cities and at the highest global change-making bodies. They took to the streets, met with local officials and stood in front on the International Labour Organization in Geneva demanding to be seen, heard and, ultimately, treated with the respect and dignity they deserve as workers.

And they won.

Inclusive Cities / Urban Policies, Global Advocacy

Five ways to achieve SDGs through grassroots change

WIEGO Blog

17 December 2019

The clock is ticking on the road to meeting the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets by 2030. Governments everywhere are strategizing and implementing to reach these and other global benchmarks. But are top-down solutions suitable for bringing much-needed change to complex social, economic and environment challenges? The working poor face these challenges every day and often have the keenest insight into ways forward. That’s why it’s essential for decision-makers to listen to, and include, the people most impacted by poverty, climate change and social and political exclusion. We’ve highlighted five ways grassroots organizations of women workers are leading the charge to a more equitable and sustainable future.

Inclusive Cities / Urban Policies, Global Advocacy

Pushpa Rathod, SEWA Community Healthcare Worker 2019

How Universal Health Coverage Reaches the World’s Poorest: Community Health Workers

Carlin Carr

10 December 2019

Pushpa Rathod’s work days are unpredictable. On any given day, she may be talking to adolescents about their health, counseling women working in the informal economy on how to access daycare or advising community members on insurance, pensions or housing initiatives.

Inclusive Cities / Urban Policies, Workers’ Health

Qui travaille vraiment à l’écologisation des villes d’avenir ?

Pilar Balbuena, Sonia M. Dias

7 December 2019

Alors que la COP25 est lancée, notre couverture détaillée de l’actualité des deux dernières années révèle que l’armée verte de récupératrices et récupérateurs de matériaux vouée au recyclage urbain mérite d’être mieux reconnue pour l’énergie qu’elle consacre à résoudre l’un des problèmes les plus urgents de notre époque.

Inclusive Cities / Urban Policies, Environment/Climate change, Global Advocacy