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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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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Craft Supply Chains in Africa: Consolidating Our Findings
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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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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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Innovative Legislation in Australia Protects Homeworkers in the Garment and Footwear Sector
Key Points Outworkers in Australia’s Textile, Clothing and Footwear (TCF) industry are known to be particularly vulnerable to exploitation...
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