Theme: Building Collective Power

Trade unions and the challenge of the informalisation of work

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Collective action in the informal economy : the case of the self-employed women’s union

Claiming Rights – Domestic Workers’ Movements

This research paper is a joint project between the International Domestic Workers’ Network (which is supported by WIEGO), the International...

Informal Workers in the Developing World: Organizing in the Global Economy New Labor Forum

Crossing the Divide: Precarious Work and the Future of Labour

this book shows how innovative organisational strategies are emerging in the Global South to bridge the widening divide between the formal...

Recycling Livelihoods: A Global Network Supports Waste-Pickers in Latin America

Standing for long hours in line to receive your first paycheck may sound pretty stressful. However, for recyclers in Bogotá, their first...

Organising Workers in the Informal Economy: The Experience of the Self Employed Women’s Union, 1994-2004

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Women in the Informal Sector: A Global Picture, the Global Movement

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Organizing on the Streets: A Study of Reclaimers in the Streets of Cape Town

A summary based on the report by Koni Benson & Nandi Vanqa-Mgijima, International Labour Research & Information Group (ILRIG)

Reclaiming Reusable and Recyclable Materials in Africa – A Critical Review of English Language Literature

This paper seeks to include Africa in the current international conversations about the situation of informal workers such as waste pickers....