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  • Jun 08 2017

    Innovative approaches for more inclusive social protection of informal workers panel

    • June 8, 2017

    Brussels, Belgium Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images Reportage The panel “Innovative approaches for more inclusive social protection of...

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  • Ntombikayise Gagayi, bovine head cook at Warwick Junction, Durban Post
    Access to Public Space August 12, 2019

    For street vendors, finding water and toilets isn’t just a nuisance, it’s cutting into earnings

    Inadequate infrastructure – particularly related to clean water and toilets – and the cost of accessing these takes a heavy toll...

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    Social Protection Programme: Past Activities

    An Examination of Social Protection for Informal Workers in Global Value Chains Working with the ILO and World Bank, WIEGO used value chain...

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  • Project

    Promoting R204 in Malawi

    Since 2016, WIEGO’s Law Programme and its Organization and Representation Programme has partnered with the Malawi Union for the Informal...

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  • Photo Credit: Juan Arredondo/Getty Images Reportage Page

    Income Security for Older Workers

    WIEGO’s Initiative Globally, levels of informal employment are higher amongst older workers. However, little attention is given to...

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  • Informational Article

    Care Workers

    Child care workers provide a necessary and valuable service that benefits individual families and the community and state. But care workers—almost...

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  • Press
    Child Care August 06, 2019

    JOINT STATEMENT: Workers Organizations Call for Quality Public Child Care Services

    Download a printable PDF of the statement  |  in French  |  in Spanish

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  • WIEGO’s Child Care Campaign

    Informal workers organizations and trade unions unite to call for quality public child care services – READ FULL STATEMENT

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  • Textile worker in Laos in 2011 (Photo M.Chen) Project

    Child Care and Informal Workers

    The Social Protection Programme started the Child Care Initiative in 2014. Its aim is to encourage local and national governments to consider...

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  • Project

    OHS in India

    OHS Project in India In India, the OHS project worked in two cities. In Ahmedabad, Gujurat, WIEGO supported the work of the Self-Employed...

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