Theme: Building Collective Power

‘As Bonitas’

English   Por Jennifer Thaís Santos Fernandes   Sou Jennifer Thaís Santos Fernandes. Tenho 25 anos, sou uma jovem negra e catadora de materiais...

‘The Pretty Ones’

Português   By Jennifer Thaís Santos Fernandes   I am Jennifer Thaís Santos Fernandes. I am 25 years old and I am a young black woman and...

Marcelina Bautista, founder of the Center for Support and Training of Domestic Workers in Mexico

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Jennifer Thaís Santos Fernandes, member of the National Movement of Waste Pickers in Brazil

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Romilla Chetty, the first woman in her family to run the vendor business in South Africa

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Zarina, a Home-Based Worker who helps stranded migrant workers in Delhi

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HomeNet International brings a united global voice to home-based workers

Home-based workers and their allies are launching a global network in February 2021. HomeNet International (HNI) will unite the voices of...

New Report on NYC Street Vendors and Canners Reveals Depth of COVID Exclusion on Informal Workforce

• January 27, 2021
• Online

Tens of thousands of New York City residents make a living on NYC’s streets and sidewalks, selling food, merchandise, and recycling...

WIEGO in The Economist

“Someone from the public or the government doesn’t wake up one morning and think ‘Let’s think about the waste pickers’,” she says. “These...

Global 16 Days Campaign

• November 25, 2020 - December 10, 2020
• Online

The Global 16 Days Campaign, launched in collaboration with global feminists by the Center for Women’s Global Leadership (CWGL) at its first...