4 Ways Informal Workers Use Cooperatives
A delegation of workers at the recent ILC conference on Decent Work and the Social and Solidarity Economy noted the importance of optimizing...
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SEWA Sangini Cooperative: Providing Child Care for Women Informal Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic in India
The SEWA Sangini Cooperative provides child-care services for SEWA members – all women workers in informal employment – through 11 centres...
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MTE: Popular economy workers’ child-care facilities offer critical services during COVID-19 in Argentina
The Movimiento de Trabajadores Excluidos (MTE) – Excluded Workers Movement – in Argentina provides child-care services for its members,...
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International Women’s Day 2022
For International Women’s Day, WIEGO looks at the foundation that women leaders of worker organizations have laid during the pandemic...
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Coura Ndiaye – a waste picker leader in Dakar, Senegal
Coura Ndiaye – or “Mother Coura” as people call her out of respect for her age and the number of years she has worked as a waste picker –...
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Norma Palacios, a domestic worker leader in Mexico City
Norma Palacios is one of the co-founders and leaders of SINACTRAHO, a domestic workers’ union in Mexico that seeks to raise awareness of...
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Renu, a Vendor Leader in Bangkok, Thailand
ภาษาไทย Renu is the leader of the Muubaan Nakila Service Cooperative, which is active in her housing estate in Bangkok. Along with other...
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Reshmaben Bashirkhan Pathan, a home-based worker organizer in Ahmedabad, India
Reshmaben is an organizer with the Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA). She learnt tailoring from her mother when she was 14. Now, at...
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Rukaya Bawule, a kayayei leader in Accra, Ghana
Rukaya Bawule is 26 years old and a leader of the kayayei, or headporters, in Agbogbloshie market in Accra, Ghana. Through her organization,...
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Press Release: Study Shows Stalled COVID-19 Recovery Leaves Workers in Informal Employment Hungry, No Govt Relief
Nearly one-third of respondents in mid-2021 said family members had gone hungry over the last month. Despite dire need, government cash and...
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