Theme: Building Collective Power

Gestion des conflits entre les travailleurs de l economie informelle et les autorites (ICC5)

Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) website

SEWA is a trade union registered in 1972. It is an organisation of poor, self-employed women workers in India. These are women who earn a...

Nohra Padilla, Third Generation Recycler and Advocate for Organizing the Working Poor

Street Trading in South Africa – Organizing Workers

Through their experiences of organizing in the markets of Durban, leaders of the growing movement of street vendors have gained greater confidence...

SEWA Newsletter No. 45

Contents:           SEWA’s Unique Co-operatives: Gujarat Women’s SEWA Cooperative Federation     SEWA’s Co-operatives Sweep...

Nohra Padilla: 2013 Goldman Environmental Prize Winner, Colombia

Unfazed by powerful political opponents and a pervasive culture of violence, Nohra Padilla organized Colombia’s marginalized waste...

Collective Bargaining Among Transport Workers in Georgia

This case study documents negotiations between the Trade Union of Georgian Automobile Transport and Highways Workers and the municipalities...

Renana Jhabvala’s Keynote Address at WIEGO’s 6th General Assembly

In this 17-minute audio excerpt of her keynote address, Renana Jhabvala talks about change and the important role of those who “burn for...

StreetNet International: Organizando a Vendedores Ambulantes

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Les travailleurs et travailleuses domestiques en Europe s’organisent!

Livrets sont disponibles en anglais, français, espagnol, allemand et italien. Un rapport correspondant est disponible en anglais, français...