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  • GSEF Dakar May 01 2023

    WIEGO in the Global Social Economy Forum (GSEF)

    • May 1, 2023 - May 6, 2023
    • Dakar, Sénégal

    Global Position Paper from Organizations of Workers in the Informal Economy ILC 110th Session – General discussion on Social and Solidarity...

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  • publication thumbnail Law & Informality Insights

    Defending Waste Pickers’ Livelihoods: Lessons from Litigation in Latin America

    Waste pickers have won several legal actions in Latin America over the past two decades. This edition looks at the lessons learned.

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  • Organizing Briefs

    The Journey from “Factories in Homes” to Legal Recognition and Rights for Home-Based Workers in Pakistan

    This brief discusses the struggle of home-based workers in Pakistan to realize the rights enshrined in the Sindh Home-Based Workers Act of...

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  • Law & Informality Highlights - September 2022 Law & Informality Insights

    A Chain is as Strong as its Weakest Link: Strategies for International Supply Chain Legislation to Include Homeworkers

    This publication – A Chain is as Strong as its Weakest Link: Strategies for International Supply Chain Legislation to Include Homeworkers...

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  • Journal Articles

    Book Review: The Informal Economy Revisited: Examining the Past, Envisioning the Future

    Released in 2020, the book “The Informal Economy Revisited: Examining the Past, Envisioning the Future” has been reviewed by...

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  • Jul 19 2022

    Transforming the traditional social contract: Reflections from “Social Contracts and Informal Workers in the Global South”

    • July 19, 2022
    • Online

    On July 19, 2022, WIEGO will launch the new volume, Social Contracts and Informal Workers in the Global South, where the editors and contributors...

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  • Choral Mauladia poses near her cart where she sells vegetables at a local market Post
    Access to Public Space June 13, 2022

    India’s Street Vendor Protection Act: Good on Paper But Is It Working?

    India’s Street Vendor Protection Act was enacted after a long struggle and is widely lauded, yet a close look nearly a decade later shows...

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  • Law & Informality Insights

    Social Movement Lawyering: A Reflection on the Nature of Law and Lawyering Through the Lens of Informal Workers

    Applying insights from critical legal studies, this issue of Law and Informality Insights explores how informal workers use the law to resolve...

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  • Resource Documents

    Social Protection for Self-Employed Informal Workers in Sub-Saharan Africa: A rights-based assessment of the impact of the COVID-19 crisis

    Informal workers make up a large proportion of the “missing middle” in social protection – those who are not considered vulnerable enough...

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  • OECD Forum on Due Diligence in the Garment and Footwear Sector Feb 25 2022

    A chain is as strong as its weakest link: Why EU mandatory due diligence legislation must include homeworkers

    • February 25, 2022
    • Online

    Watch this 90-minute discussion, which makes the case for homeworkers to be included in EU legislation and corporate due diligence. This...

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