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Home-based workers and their allies are launching a global network in February 2021. HomeNet International (HNI) will unite the voices of membership-based organizations of home-based workers in Africa, Latin America, South Asia, and South East Asia. Organizing globally will allow them to respond to...
Happy New Year to one and all. As we reflect on 2020, I hope that the year’s unprecedented challenges were accompanied by moments that could bring some measure of solace and hope for a more just and peaceful future.
Feliz año nuevo! Al reflexionar sobre el 2020, deseo que, a pesar de haber enfrentado desafíos sin precedentes, hayan encontrado momentos de consuelo y esperanza por un futuro más justo y pacífico.
Bonne année à toutes et à tous. Alors que nous réfléchissons à l’année 2020, j’espère que les défis sans précédent de cette année ont été accompagnés de moments capables d’apporter un peu de réconfort et d’espoir pour un avenir plus juste et plus pacifique.
A new social contract for informal workers: Bridging social protection and economic inclusion
“Someone from the public or the government doesn’t wake up one morning and think ‘Let’s think about the waste pickers’,” she says. “These gains come from years and years of struggle.”
WIEGO is joining the Global Day of Action for Care on 29 October 2020, calling on governments to invest in public health and care service as part of economic recovery plans to ensure job creation, fair wages, decent working conditions, and to close gender gaps in labour-force participation.
Because it often takes litigation to get city authorities to protect informal traders’ rights , the Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa ( SERI ) represented a group of street traders under threat of an interdict that would have resulted in a total ban on trade in parts of central...
We, the undersigned, call on the IMF to immediately stop promoting austerity around the world, and instead advocate policies that advance gender justice, reduce inequality, and decisively put people and planet first. As those who care about governments’ ability to fulfil human rights and advance...
The insurance authority of India has made public a report that calls for the urgent implementation of changes that would expand microinsurance across the country.
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.