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Cette étude de cas a été préparée portant sur le Fonds Sirleaf pour les femmes du marché au Liberia, une organisation au Libéria nommé en l'honneur de Mme Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, la première femme élue présidente en Afrique et la petite-fille d'une femme du marché rural. Le Fonds s'efforce de...
The story of an informal worker, Mrs. Maria Brás, who was a tireless force in the struggle of waste pickers in Brazil to overcome persecution and gain respect and security as members of cooperative ventures.
Série Vida dos Trabalhadores. Dona Maria Brás foi uma força incansável na luta das cooperativas de catadores brasileiros contra a perseguição e por condições dignas de trabalho e segurança social.
Doña Maria Brás fue una fuerza incansable en la lucha de los recicladores en Brasil para superar la persecución y ganar respeto y seguridad como miembros de empresas cooperativas. Read the story in English.
The informal economy has many faces and takes many forms across several occupations. This selection of stories illuminates the struggles and the successes of women and men across the world. Domestic Workers Organizing the Patience Industry by Ruth Castel-Branco ( WIEGO Workers' Lives publication) –...
Naana Adede, Accra, Ghana (2012) There is no running water at the Temas Station market in Accra, Ghana, but heavy rain has left dark puddles, rivulets of dirty water here and there that are beginning to dry in the heat. Nearby, a massive garbage bin overflows. Only a low shelf of tires separates...
For 11 years, Sarita Adhikary has been working with the Women Skill Development Organization in Nepal. She still vividly remembers her first meeting with the organization’s Executive Director, Mrs Ramkali Khadka—and remembers feeling so nervous she was practically trembling. Sarita was in need of...
These are the reflections of Marty Chen, WIEGO’s International Coordinator, following an Exposure-Dialogue Programme held January 27-February 1, 2013 in Ahmedabad, India, as part of WIEGO’s Law & Informality work . During the Exposure, Marty and Michael Piore of the Massachusetts Institute of...
(Lima, November 2013) For 25 years, Elba Rojas has sold chilis in Lima’s thriving wholesale market, La Parada. She says selling fresh produce here provided more income than she could have earned in a factory. Elba was part of a community of more than 7,000 vendors who made their living in La Parada...
Uncertain Times The global economic crisis that rocked the world in 2008 led to increased financial hardship for informal workers, most of whom already lived in precarious circumstances. Here is a sampling of their stories, told during 2009 and 2010. Pushpaben Kishorkumar Kapani, Diamond Polishing...
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.