History, Debate and Theory

Resolution on Women Workers in the Informal Economy

The Launch of ‘Design with the Other 90%: CITIES’

Reflections on the launch of  Design with the Other 90%: CITIES’ exhibition, a project by the Smithsonian-Cooper Hewitt, National Design...

7/29, Session 1 – Chen

WIEGO’s Martha Chen, also of the Harvard Kennedy School, defines, explains and offers statistics on the global informal economy and...

Social Protection and Human Rights Platform

From the website: “This platform began in 2013 as a collaboration between the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development...

ILO Multilateral Cooperation Department website

From the website: The Multilateral Cooperation Department (MULTILATERALS) leads, coordinates and promotes the ILO’s active involvement in...

Hand in Hand: The Domestic Employers Association

Hand in Hand is a national network of employers of nannies, housecleaners and home attendants, along with their families and allies who are grounded...

7/29, Session 1 – Q&A

Martha Chen fields questions from the audience.

Women in Informal Employment

In 2013, the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) produced toolkit on Learning and Working in the Informal Economy with a focus...

Tools for Advocacy: Social Protection for Informal Workers

WIEGO and Homenet Thailand. 

Projet de Recommandation Concernant les Socles Nationaux de Protection Sociale

La «Recommandation sur les socles de protection sociale (R 202)” est adoptée avec 453 votes en faveur, 0 contre, et 1 abstentions....