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The survey on which this Resource Document is based shows that, for many people in the New York City neighbourhood of Flushing, a good neighbourhood with welcoming public spaces is one that includes street vendors. The research approach used here can serve as an example for activists and advocates...
9am NY / 10am Montevideo / 2pm London / 3pm Brussels / 4pm Nairobi / 8pm Bangkok The COVID-19 Pandemic has starkly exposed how the role of care is central to sustain life in our societies. In a context of a health crisis, where "staying at home" is one of the main strategies to face the emergency...
Totally reshaping our systems of inclusive recycling is important if we take into consideration that waste pickers are an essential part of the economy, providing and sustaining the recycling market in Brazil, write Sonia Dias, Ricardo Abussafy, Juliana Gonçalves and João Pedro Martins. This report...
WIEGO Senior Advisor Marty Chen recently participated in an Institute of Development Studies webinar, "The COVID-19 crisis facing informal workers – what can be done?" and said the pandemic provides an opportunity for a major shift in our thinking about structural injustices in economies. At the 40...
WIEGO has partnered with HomeNet South Asia in a Comic Relief-supported project, to highlight the various tools and strategies being used by organizations in different parts of the globe to communicate during the COVID-19 crisis.
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.