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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...
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...
Marlese Von Broembsen, Director of WIEGO’s Law Programme, participated in a moderated virtual discussion on strengthening EU policy measures to address children’s rights in business operations and supply chains.
Workers at the bottom of the garment supply chain — subcontracted homeworkers, mostly women, who stitch from homes for some of the leading brands, often for pennies — are the most vulnerable and easily forgotten workers. In this COVID-19 crisis, they have been devastated by a lack of wages and lost...
Las personas trabajadoras en la parte inferior de la cadena de suministro textil (trabajadoras subcontratadas, en su mayoría mujeres, que cosen desde sus hogares para algunas de las principales marcas, a menudo a cambio de centavos) son las más vulnerables y a quienes se las olvida más fácilmente...
Les travailleuse·eur·s au bas de la chaîne d'approvisionnement du vêtement – des travailleuses sous-traitantes à domicile, notamment des femmes qui cousent à la maison pour certaines des plus grandes marques, souvent pour quelques centimes – sont les plus vulnérables et facilement oubliées. Dans...
El objetivo de este informe es brindar argumentos y herramientas jurídicas que permitan proteger efectivamente los derechos humanos de las personas recicladoras a la luz de los estándares del Sistema Interamericano y Universal, particularmente en el ámbito del trabajo; además dar cuenta de la labor...
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.