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Marlese von Broembsen , director of WIEGO’s law programme, presented at the German Partnership for Sustainable Textiles virtual event focusing on the risks of informal work in textile supply chains. Time: 3pm-4.15pm (GMT+1), 4pm-5.15pm (South African time), 9am-10.15am (EST) The Partnership for...
The Global 16 Days Campaign , launched in collaboration with global feminists by the Center for Women’s Global Leadership (CWGL) at its first Women’s Global Leadership Institute in 1991, has been used worldwide to call for the elimination of gender-based violence (GBV). The Global Campaign is...
Part of the UN DESA Global Online Policy Dialogue Series November 24, 2020: 8:00 -9:30 am EST New data from the UN Secretary-General’s report The World’s Women 2020: Trends and Statistics show that hard-earned gains in gender equality are being challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic. Since most women...
The United National Virtual Forum on Business and Human Rights is the largest global gathering with a focus on trends, challenges and progress in advancing the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights . This annual event, guided and chaired by the UN Working Group on...
2pm-3.30pm South African time Presentations and recording now available (see below) The current crisis has dealt the South African workforce more job losses and greater economic hardship. What are the realities facing informal workers in general, and women informal workers, in particular? What...
The October 6-8 global e-conference "Turning the COVID-19 Crisis into an Opportunity: What's Next for Social Protection?" provided a space to evaluate, share experiences on and learn about social protection responses to COVID-19 and allowed the community to discuss the future of social protection in...
In August 2020, The Global Labour University launched a free self-paced Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), Global Supply Chains in Times of COVID-19, to provide practitioners, scholars and unionists from around the world with critical knowledge on the impact of the COVID-19 on workers in global...
September 2, 2020: 3 PM (CEST, UTC+2) The World Bank in collaboration with UNU-WIDER , the Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) and the Network on Jobs and Development hosted a virtual conference focused on 'Better Jobs for Development' from September 1 – September 4, 2020. This followed the success...
7:30 am EDT (GMT -4) – 9:30 AM The COVID-19 pandemic has left hundreds of millions of precarious and informal workers on the brink of becoming destitute. In richer countries, some workers have received temporary income support, but many are now under pressure to return to work without adequate...
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...
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.