Theme: Urban Planning and Design

Street Vendor Exchange: NYC and Bangkok

• February 15, 2018

Bangkok, Thailand

Table ronde sur la prise en charge des travailleuses et travailleurs à Dakar

• May 30, 2017
• Dakar, Senegal

Dakar, Sénégal Une table ronde sur la prise en charge des travailleuses et travailleurs de l’Informel dans les programmes de protection...

Seminar on inclusive cities and waste pickers in Brescia, Italy

• November 23, 2017

Brescia, ItalyPhoto by: Juan Arredondo/Getty Images ReportageThe University of Brescia hosted the seminar “Inclusive Cities, urban livelihoods...

Sustainable Lifestyle, Livelihoods and the Circular Economy conference

• June 27, 2017 - June 29, 2017

Brighton, United Kingdom Photo by Juan Arredondo/Getty Images Reportage Organized by the Global Research Forum, Institute of Development...

Street Vendors and Right to the City Workshop

• December 7, 2017

Bangkok, Thailand Photo by: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images Reportage HomeNet Thailand and WIEGO hosted the Street Vendors and Right to the...

International Day of Cooperatives: Cooperation among workers in the informal economy

• July 3, 2017

Geneva, Switzerland In order to mark the celebrations of the International Day of Cooperatives (July 1st), the ILO hosted the seminar “Cooperation...

Informal Workers’ Narratives in Delhi

• January 14, 2018 - January 18, 2018

“We make the city, what does the city do for us?” Hosted by Working Peoples’ Charter (WPC), and co-curated by Alliance...

Photo Exhibit: “Waste Pickers, Living Matters in Waste: Portraits of Invisibility”

• May 2, 2017 - May 20, 2017

Criciúma, BrazilPhoto: Luis Afonso dos Santos/Coleta Seletiva Solidária 

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...

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...