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October 7 is World Day for Decent Work with a focus this year on “investing in the care economy.” Whether providing preventative health information, yoga classes or support in navigating official paperwork, community health workers spend their long days delivering invaluable benefits and care to...
The Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) was established in India in 1971 as the first trade union for informal workers. It now has over a million members, all of whom are poor women workers. SEWA took an interest in worker’s health from very early on – one of the first studies conducted by Ela...
Proposed at the World Social Forum in 2004 and officially formed at a National Consultation meeting in 2006, OEHNI is a network of victims groups, trade unions, civil society groups and labour groups from all over India with an interest in improving working conditions for all workers in India. It...
Located in New Delhi, India, the Women, Work and Health Initiative has been in operation since 2006. The organization focuses on issues of gender and work in India and links up university researchers with practitioners in Trade Unions and Government. At present it is engaged in the Swedish-India...
This website has information about e-waste collection and the informal sector.
According to the website, "the Informal City Dialogues is a year-long project supported by the Rockefeller Foundation and conducted by Forum for the Future." Six cities are included in the project: Accra, Bangkok, Chennai, Lima, Manila, and Nairobi.
"The Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) is a national education institution committed to the equitable, sustainable and efficient transformation of Indian settlements."
Mahila Housing SEWA Trust (MHT) was established by Self Employed Women Association (SEWA) in 1994 with the overall objective of improving the housing and infrastructure conditions of poor women in the informal sector.
According to the website, "SEWA decided to set up Karmika School for Construction Workers (KSCW) at Ahmedabad, Gujarat in 2003 with the objective of training women workers in construction industry in the new technology so that they are able to enhance their quality of life, raise their economic...
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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.