Audio: How Bangalore’s itinerant waste pickers transformed into “robust entrepreneurs”
WIEGO has a unique organizational structure — we are a network of membership-based organizations, researchers, and practitioners, all working...
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Les travailleurs et travailleuses de l’économie informelle font marcher les villes pour tous : Thaïlande, Inde et Colombie, 3 comptes rendus éclairants
Valeria Gelman et Jillian Du Pensez aux stands de nourriture délicieuse en Asie du Sud-Est, aux artistes de rue en Afrique, au conducteur...
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Workplace Violence and Harassment: Informal Workers Also Need Protection
By Karin Pape & Leslie Vryenhoek In city streets and markets across the Global South, street vendors have little protection from harassment,...
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As Bangkok Vendors Face Eviction, New York’s Offer Solidarity, Ideas
By Carlin Carr
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Local Governments Should Prioritize Health and Safety for Informal Workers
The deadly factory fire at Rana Plaza five years ago this week sparked global outrage about workers’ safety. The incident in Bangladesh prompted...
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In a Thai Cooperative, Home-based Workers Share Business Tips and Work
By Carlin CarrAt a bustling Bangkok market, vendor Aurapin Sakvichit happily greets customers interested in her wares: pink dresses, designer-style...
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In Delhi, a Three-Pronged Approach Raises Informal Workers’ Priorities with Urban Decision-makers
Urban employment trends in India have defied predictions and stereotypes. Rather than being increasingly absorbed into modern, formal wage...
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From Lima to Bangkok, WIEGO Lays Out Strategy to Improve Conditions of Informal Workers in Six Target Cities
By Jenna Harvey It is morning rush hour in Bangkok and moto-taxi drivers ferry hurried commuters through stalled traffic. In Mexico City,...
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Lacking access to capital hinders home-based workers’ business opportunities
By Carlin CarrOn a quiet lane, Mayuri Suepwong, a member of HomeNet Thailand, is working away in her colorful, two-story home. Her main room...
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Quality Child Care is a Missing Piece of the Poverty-reduction Puzzle
A discussion with Mirai Chatterjee on SEWA’s holistic model and approach The Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) in India has been...
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