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WIEGO and StreetNet International have been collaborating for the past 3 years on a programme of work on social protection in the sub-Saharan Africa region. This conference will be combined with a field visit to a worker-driven co-operative scheme run by the Federation of Informal Workers of Nigeria...
Date: Tuesday June 6, 2023 Time: 8:00 - 9:30 (EST) Duration: 90 minutes Language: English only For over two and a half decades, the global network Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO) has worked alongside membership-based organisations of street vendors and market traders...
111th Session of the International Labour Conference: A just transition towards sustainable and inclusive economies, and labour protection The 111th Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC) will be held at the ILO Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, in June 2023. One recurrent...
Date: Tuesday May 30, 2023 Time: 12:00hrs – 14:00hrs (GMT); 15:00hrs – 17:00hrs (EAT); 14:00hrs – 16:00hrs (SAT) Duration: 2 hours Languages: Arabic, English, French, and Portuguese Register to attend! This webinar is organized by the Solidarity Center, the ILAW Network, and the Working Group on...
The 2020 global pandemic catalyzed great interest in the potential of social protection to support incomes and livelihoods during times of crisis, with cash transfers getting particular attention. Also during this period, the debate around basic incomes, universal basic income (UBI) and other types...
Damos as boas-vindas ao relatório de fundo da OIT (Organização Internacional do Trabalho), focado nas dimensões da proteção trabalhista, certas formas de emprego e certos grupos de pessoas trabalhadoras. O relatório reconhece a necessidade de expandir a cobertura e a eficácia da proteção trabalhista...
In this brief, WIEGO and four global networks of workers in informal employment including HomeNet International, the International Alliance of Waste Pickers, the International Domestic Workers Federation and StreetNet International propose ways in which a just transition framework can be more...
Neste resumo, a WIEGO e quatro redes globais de pessoas trabalhadoras em empregos informais, incluindo a HomeNet International, a Aliança Internacional de Catadores, a Federação Internacional de Trabalhadores Domésticos e a StreetNet International propõem maneiras pelas quais uma estrutura de...
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) transfers the responsibility of waste management from municipal authorities to the producers of the waste materials. Despite the important role that informal economy workers who collect and segregate waste could play in such a system, they get no mention in...
Videos / Slideshows / Audio
Millions of women work long hours, in dangerous conditions, for little pay. They are fighting for change, with the help of ILO Convention 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers. Watch this video to learn how.
Workers Education/Organizing Materials
This manual helps street vendors learn more about the regulations that govern public space and how to defend the right to work in public space. It describes successful actions taken by street vendor organizations. And it offers information to help you organize and negotiate with local government.
WIEGO Working Papers
Mike Rogan reviews how informal workers are taxed, why there is growing interest in taxing them, and whether they should be included in the tax net.