Theme: Building Collective Power

The unexpected power of informal workers in the public square: A comparison of Mexican and U.S. organizing models

Abstract: Street vendors in Mexico and day laborers in the United States, both groups of informal workers who labor in public space, face...

SEWU and Sikhula Tips on Organising Informal Workers

SEWA Social Security: Organizing Women Workers for Insurance and Health Services

Strategies and Tools against Social Exclusion and Poverty Programme

Organizando nas Ruas: Um estudo dos Catadores de recicláveis nas ruas da Cidade do Cabo

Um resumo baseado no relatório de Koni Benson e Nandi Vanqa-Mgijima, (ILRIG) – Grupo Internacional de Informação e Pesquisa de Trabalho

Organizing Labour in the Informal Economy: Institutional Forms & Relationships

Abstract in French and English. Article in English.

Organising in the Taxi Industry: The South African Experience

Challenges and Experiences in Organizing Home-Based Workers in Bulgaria

The Home-Based Workers’ Association in Bulgaria is an extraordinary example of how informal women workers have managed to build a strong...

Solidarity: Selected Essays by Dan Gallin

From Amazon: “A collection of 19 essays by Dan Gallin, the former general secretary of the Geneva-based International Union of Foodworkers...

Organizing Informal Workers: Benefits, Challenges, and Successes

Abstract: The informal workforce represents more than half of all workers in most developing countries and a significant share of workers...

Bridges to Better Lives: SEWA’s Community Health Workers

The following document describes the work of the SEWA’s community workers. This Workers’ Lives essay offers an intimate look at those...