Region: The Americas

UN HLP Report Presentation to Secretary-General

• September 22, 2016

During the 71st session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, the UN High-Level Panel for Women’s Economic Empowerment (UN...

Platform of proposals for city elections in CDMX

• March 19, 2018 - March 22, 2018

Mexico City, Mexico A workshop with informal workers took place from March 19th to 22nd 2018, in Mexico City. One of the event’s main...

Dialogues on Public Space: Informal Work and Mobility

• June 13, 2018
• Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City, Mexico “Dialogues on Public Space: Informal Work and Mobility” took place on June 13, 2018, in Mexico City. The...

Digital Communication Workshop for Waste Pickers

• March 15, 2018 - March 16, 2018

Bogota, ColombiaPhoto by: Juan Arredondo/ Getty Images RerportageOn March 15th and 16, 2018, the Digital Communication Workshop for Recyclers...

WIEGO and Pimpex: Recyclers of Belo Horizonte

• October 23, 2016
• Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Belo Horizonte, Brazil

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...

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...

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...

Victories for Domestic Workers in Mexico City

Domestic workers in Mexico achieved significant victories and gained profile worldwide in December 2018.

Street Vendors in Lima, Peru

Every formalization process benefits those who have money. The ones who are left behind are the ones who cannot pay. – Gloria Solórzano,...