Theme: Building Collective Power

Investing in Equality for Working Poor Women: Summary of Impact Findings from an External Evaluation

This is a summary of the impacts of a global project done by WIEGO & partners and funded by the Dutch MDG3 Fund. The project was done...

Street Vendors and the Right to the City

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Collective Strength by Global Networks of the Urban Poor: Policy Implications of Affordable Housing and Co-development Strategies

Over the past two decades it has become widely recognized that housing issues have to be placed in a broader framework acknowledging that...

Wünsche für die Zukunft. Was ExpertInnen der ILO empfehlen

Self Employed Women : A Profile of SEWA’s Membership

Abstract: This booklet provides a thorough analysis of the membership of SEWA, Self Employed Women‟s Association. SEWA is an officially registered...

Worker Identity, Agency and Economic Development: Women’s Empowerment in the Indian Informal Economy

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Cooperatives and Unions: Joint Action for Informal Workers

Abstract: This article discusses the possibilities of building networks between trade unions and cooperatives operating in the informal economy....

God is My Alarm Clock: A Brazilian Waste Picker’s Story

The story of an informal worker, Mrs. Maria Brás, who was a tireless force in the struggle of waste pickers in Brazil to overcome persecution...

Urban Informal Workers: Representative Voice & Economic Rights

Background Paper for 2013 World Development Report on Jobs    

Supporting Women Home-Based Workers: The Approach of the Self-Employed Womens, Association in India

The Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) of India is a national labour union that organizes women, workers in the informal economy...