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This is the first in a series of seven training modules titled Developing Leadership and Business Skills for Informal Women Workers in Fair Trade . This module focuses on the impact of gender roles on informal work, and has four main objectives: To create understanding and awareness of gender and...
This is the fourth in a series of seven training modules titled Developing Leadership and Business Skills for Informal Women Workers in Fair Trade . ( view complete list in the series ) This module focuses on enhancing financial and business management skills of workers, both cooperatively and...
Boletín Informativo de WIEGO para Organizaciones con Base de Miembros (OBM), abril 2014 Read the newsletter in English . Leer el boletín en español . Lire cette lettre d'information en français .
Une newsletter de WIEGO aux organisations de travailleurs informels basées sur leurs adhérents (OBA), avril 2014 Read the newsletter in English . Leer el boletín en español . Lire cette lettre d'information en français .
This paper provides an overview of informal workers' own self-organization across a number of sectors. Findings highlight both the special characterisitics of each sector and the differences between them. Primary Sectors studied include domestic workers, home-based workers, waste pickers and street...
WIEGO’s activities during 2015 and 2016, as detailed in this Annual Report, illustrate how WIEGO works: to generate knowledge for and build the capacity of informal workers and their organizations to enable them to engage efectively in local and global advocacy.
This organizing brief, written for researchers and activists concerned about informal workers, aims to capture the full range of organizational forms for voice and representation of informal workers, from formal union structures, to associations, to cooperatives, to global networks and with goals...
A complete guide to WIEGO's Publication Series, teaching materials, fact sheets, multi-media and other resources.
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.