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Este informe sobre la Segunda reunión de organizaciones de trabajadoras y trabajadores en domicilio y colaboradores en Latinoamérica, Santiago de Chile está disponible in English en español em português Más información sobre la reunión (en inglés) Más información sobre el movimiento global de...
Este informe sobre a Segundo Encontro Regional de Organizações de Trabalhadores e Trabalhadoras Domiciliares e Apoiadores na América Latina, Santiago de Chile está disponível in English en español em português Mais informações sobre la reunión (em inglês) Mais informações sobre o movimento global de...
La Mesa Redonda “ El Empleo Informal en la Ciudad de México: Retos y Perspectivas 2017 ” fue organizada el 16 de febrero de 2017 como parte de las actividades de Ciudades Focales. Durante el evento se contó con la participación de diferentes expertos, académicos, oficiales y trabajadores de la...
La Mesa Redonda “ El Empleo Informal en la Ciudad de México: Retos y Perspectivas 2017 ” fue organizada el 16 de febrero de 2017 como parte de las actividades de Ciudades Focales. Durante el evento se contó con la participación de diferentes expertos, académicos, oficiales y trabajadores de la...
In August 2016, WIEGO and its local ally, Asociación de Recicladores de Bogotá (the Bogotá Waste Pickers Association or ARB), hosted a learning exchange visit in Bogota, Colombia between members and partners from the WIEGO network, Shack/Slum Dwellers International (SDI) and Avina. The exchange...
En agosto de 2016, WIEGO junto a su aliado local, la Asociación de Recicladores de Bogotá, organizó un intercambio de aprendizajes en Bogotá, Colombia, entre miembros y socios de la Red WIEGO, Shack/Slum Dwellers Internacional (SDI, por su sigla en inglés) y Avina. El objetivo era compartir...
As part of the Urban Thinkers Campus, WIEGO is organizing a panel, titled Informal Livelihoods and Inclusive Urban Planning, that will include representatives from the KKPKP waste pickers' union in Pune, the Self-Employed Women's Association in Ahmedabad, the National Association of Street Vendors...
More than 100 home-based workers and supporters from around the globe gathered in New Delhi, India, in January 2015 in a landmark solidarity-building event. Over the two-day conference, organized by HomeNet South (HNSA) Asia and Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO), home...
WIEGO’s Child Care Initiative (CCI) is exploring the possibility of launching a campaign seeking to position child care as a core part of social protection for informal workers. The CCI also seeks a better understanding of the link between adequate child care provision and women’s economic...
This note reviews employment categories that do not fit easily within the existing International Classification of Status in Employment (ICSE) either because they sit ambiguously between paid employment and self-employment or because they require greater detail. This note presents the challenges...
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.