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  • Resource Documents

    New Forms of Social Insurance: The Case of the KAMBE Savings and Credit Cooperative in Uganda

    The experience of the KAMBE SACCO highlights the importance of savings as a safety net for workers in informal employment in times of emergency....

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    MBO Newsletter – March 2024

    Achieving gender balance and democratic leadership for all workers in informal employment is the focus of this MBO Newsletter. Many questions...

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    Registering Informal Workers in India: e-Shram, an Opportunity Lost?

    The launch of e-Shram, a national database of workers who earn a living in the informal economy, holds lessons for implementation going forward...

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  • Renana Jhabvala, co-founder of SEWA and former chair of WIEGO Post
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    Statistics as a Catalyst for Making Women Workers Visible

    Renana Jhabvala, co-founder of SEWA and former chair of WIEGO, talks about the historical relationship between both organizations, and the...

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  • Resource Documents

    Craft Supply Chains in Africa: Consolidating Our Findings

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  • Aditya Vyas, Treasurer for the Kagad Kach Patra Kashtakari Panchayat (KKPKP) Post
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    India’s KKPKP Fights for Waste Pickers Rights

    Aditya Vyas, Treasurer for the Kagad Kach Patra Kashtakari Panchayat (KKPKP), talks about the victories of the waste pickers in Pune and...

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  • Advocacy Materials

    Chains and Challenges: Craft Supply Chains in Africa

    Because crafts are such an important source of work and income for home‑based workers in Africa, HomeNet Africa, in partnership with WIEGO,...

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    Waste Pickers Demand Livelihood Protection During Dump Closures: Learnings from 3 Cities

    Experiences from Brasilia, Accra and Dakar show that the inclusion of waste pickers in dump closure plans and consideration for their livelihoods...

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    MBO Newsletter – November 2023

    In this edition, we look at how climate change impacts people who live and work in poor communities. We also discuss Just Transition – what...

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    Financing Social Protection – Lessons from Gig Workers in India

    A new scheme for financing social protection for gig workers in Rajasthan, India, could provide lessons for other informal economy workers....

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