Building Collective Power

Seminar: Finding New Solutions to Intractable Problems

• February 20, 2018

Seminar: Finding New Solutions to Intractable Problems Johannesburg, South Africa Jonathan Torgovnik/Getty Images Reportage Read the seminar...

Domestic Workers and C189: Power and Skills to Make it Real

• May 24, 2019 - May 26, 2019

The “Domestic Workers and C189: Power and Skills to Make it Real” workshop was held in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania. The event, hosted by WIEGO...

Prince Mahidol Awards Conference

• January 30, 2017 - January 31, 2017

Bangkok, Thailand Jonathan Torgovnik, Getty images / Reportage  

En temps de crise, les organisations de base réinventent la pratique démocratique

Aux quatre coins du monde, les normes démocratiques sont menacées et les conséquences à long terme s’annoncent graves. Les travailleuses...

In times of crisis, grassroots organizations re-imagine democratic practice

Democratic norms are under threat worldwide. Informal workers and other marginalized groups are witnessing the reversal of hard-fought wins...

WIEGO MBO Newsletter

Our MBO (Membership-based Organization) Newsletter series has been revived, with a new format featuring shorter and more focused stories. ...

Public Dialogue on Forging a Path towards Recognition and Inclusion of Informal Workers in South Africa

“We’re here to discuss one of the most profound challenges of our time—how to create jobs, how to increase incomes, and how to...

Fair Trade

Women Organizing for Fair TradeTrading Our Way Up – The story of a women’s economic empowerment project in fair tradeAn action...

Waste Pickers Organizing

​ Waste pickers are increasingly motivated to organize and fight for recognition and a place within formal waste management systems. They...

C177: The Homework Convention – It’s Time for Action!

A homeworker in Thailand prepares an order. Photo: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images ReportageOn 20 June 1996, homeworkers around the world scored...