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The Association of Waste Pickers Bokk Diom demands that Senegal’s government keeps its promises of inclusion as the closure of West Africa's largest dump, Mbeubeuss, gathers pace. WIEGO’s local specialist, Maguette Diop, explains that the survival of thousands of workers and their families is more...
Global Position Paper from Organizations of Workers in the Informal Economy ILC 110th Session – General discussion on Social and Solidarity Economy: English and Español . About the GSEF The World Social Economy Forum (GSEF) is a global network of local governments and civil society stakeholders...
Waste pickers at the Mbeubeuss dumpsite have set up their own cooperative in an effort to be integrated into the new waste management model put forward by the government.
The restructuring of the Mbeubeuss dump where over 2,000 men and women earn their living is part of Senegal's “acceleration” programme and, despite the president’s commitment to listen to the waste pickers’ demands, these workers will be left behind if they are not included in the project.
"La crise de la COVID-19 et l’économie informelle, une étude longitudinale menée dans 12 villes, sous la conduite de WIEGO, se propose d’évaluer l’impact de la crise pandémique sur certains groupes de travailleuse·eur·s en emploi informel et leurs ménages.
Les informations recueillies lors du premier cycle de l’étude sur la crise de la COVID-19 et l’économie informelle menée par WIEGO dans 12 villes mettent en évidence trois patrons communs aux différents groupes de travailleuse•eur•s et aux différents continents. Le premier patron consiste dans une...
Data from the first round of the WIEGO-led COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy Study in 12 cities point to three common patterns across worker groups and continents. The first is a sudden and massive drop in earnings. Given that many informal workers earn day-to-day to meet basic needs, and...
Los datos arrojados por la primera fase del estudio sobre la crisis de la COVID-19 y la economía informal, dirigido por WIEGO en 12 ciudades, señalan tres patrones comunes a los grupos ocupacionales en todos los continentes. El primero es una caída repentina y masiva de los ingresos. Dado que muchas...
La démolition du bâtiment central du marché Sandaga, plusieurs fois annoncée et reportée, est prévue après la fête de l’Aid d’El Kébir, en fin juillet 2020. Durant sa réhabilitation, les marchand.e.s seront recasé.e.s au Champ de courses. Les travailleuse.eur.s adhérent au projet, mais certain.e.s s...
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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.
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.