Region: Europe & Central Asia

Street Trading Regulation Act: Northern Ireland, 1929

An Act to enable certain local authorities to regulate the carrying on of trading in streets within their areas.

IDWN Solidarity Note to Domestic Workers and Cleaners in Netherlands

“The International Domestic Workers Network (IDWN) is watching with great interest the events in the Netherlands. For the second year,...

Garment Makers

Booklet entitled Self-Employed Women: A Profile of SEWA’s Membership. The booklet features a write-up on the garment workers among SEWA’s...

Northern Ireland Guide to the Street Trading Act, 2001

This Act enables district councils in Northern Ireland to regulate street trading in their districts.

WFTO 13th Biennial Conference and Fair Trade Symposium

• May 24, 2015 - May 31, 2015

From 24-31 May 2015, a WIEGO team joined nearly 300 other delegates from 55 countries at the World Fair Trade Organization’s 13th Biennial...

Global Movement of Home-Based Workers

History of this Movement Home-based workers approached SEWA. We realized that many ’housewives’ are workers, but are invisible – even for...

Association of Home-Based Workers, Bulgaria (AHBW)

The Association of Home-Based Workers was registered in Bulgaria in 2002. In its work in support of Home-Based Workers, AHBW participates...

Where are the inclusive cities? Street vendors globally face increasing hostility

The WIEGO Urban Policies Team analyzed news articles on street vendors from six continents over the past 18 months to gain a better understanding...

61% of the world’s workers still fighting for 8-hour day

133 years after the Chicago working-time strike that gave rise to May Day, 2-billion workers continue to fall outside regulations for working...