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WIEGO is participating in Global Social Protection Week, a high-level conference and technical discussion to chart the way towards universal social protection for all. It will provide a roadmap for the future of social protection within the framework of the ILO Centenary Declaration for the Future...
The UN annual Forum on Business and Human Rights is the global platform for stock-taking and lesson-sharing on efforts to move the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights from paper to practice. It provides a unique space for dialogue between governments, business, civil society, affected...
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This pamphlet showcases the work and goals of StreetNet International in helping street vendors gain social protection. It was produced with the assistance of WIEGO. Social protection is a key aspect of SNI’s strategic plan under its pillar of work on R204. This work will focus on influencing...
Universal Health Coverage (UHC) has become a rallying call for the global health movement and is now officially encapsulated within the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal 3.8: Achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk protection, access to quality essential health-care...
Sonia Dias will lead two courses on waste management that focus on the important role that informal workers can play and are playing in municipal waste collection globally. She will also address issues of gender and waste . Participants in these courses -- practitioners, researchers and others...
This panel at the Women's Leadership in Global Health Conference, 2019, will give essential frontline health workers—who are usually women and often lack recognition and voice—an opportunity to articulate their achievements, challenges, and goals as key actors in their national health systems. It...
WIEGO's Statistics Programme is launching a new set of Statistical Briefs that provide key indicators of informal employment and key categories of informal workers at the geographic levels of metros, urban and national. It is a guiding belief of the programme that statistics are essential in making...
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.
WIEGO Briefs
This brief provides waste picker organizations, policymakers and practitioners with information about waste-to-energy initiatives, and solid waste management models that are true to an inclusive, circular economy while being suited for local contexts and offering livelihood protection.
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.