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"We're here to discuss one of the most profound challenges of our time—how to create jobs, how to increase incomes, and how to improve working conditions in today's globalized economy." That’s how WIEGO’s International Coordinator, Sally Roever, introduced a public dialogue on formalizing the...
WIEGO’s Organization & Representation Programme (ORP) supports organizations of workers in the informal economy to build their organizational and leadership capacity, and to connect and align with allies as they fight to improve the working conditions and livelihoods of their members.
English Español Français Organizações que representam mais de 2,1 milhões de trabalhadores informais de todo o mundo conclamam os governos para que acelerem os investimentos em proteções trabalhistas como um componente central dos planos de recuperação econômica. Nos lockdowns da COVID-19, há um ano...
English Français Português Las organizaciones que representan a más de 2,1 millones de personas trabajadoras en empleo informal de todo el mundo piden a los gobiernos que aceleren las inversiones en protección laboral como componente central de los planes de recuperación económica. Debido a las...
English Español Português Les organisations porte-parole des travailleuse·eur·s de l’informel – chiffrés à plus de 2,1 millions dans le monde entier – appellent aux gouvernements à accélérer les investissements dans la protection des travailleuse·eur·s comme volet central des plans de relance...
For an estimated 260 million home-based workers around the world, their home doubles as their workplace. Homes are also used as work or storage spaces for groups of workers who work mainly outside the home, including street vendors and waste pickers, as well as carpenters and masons. The homes-cum...
For International Women's Day, WIEGO looks at the foundation that women leaders of worker organizations have laid during the pandemic for a bottom-up approach to economic recovery. By building a crisis response based around mutual care, solidarity and advocacy strategies, they show us that policy...
COVID-19: Safety, prevention and advocacy resources For Domestic Workers' Organizations Your Toolkit on ILO Convention 189 - The Domestic Workers Convention WIEGO and the IDWF partnered to write this toolkit to support IDWF affiliates in their efforts to make C189 real for domestic workers. Also...
Español Français Português Organizations representing over 2.1 million informal workers from around the world call on governments to accelerate investments in worker protections as a central component of economic recovery plans . In COVID-19 lockdowns one year ago, informal workers across the world...
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.