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The experience of the KAMBE SACCO highlights the importance of savings as a safety net for workers in informal employment in times of emergency. During Uganda’s COVID-19 lockdown, with no other support available, two-thirds of the KAMBE SACCO’s members withdrew their savings from the Cooperative...
Achieving gender balance and democratic leadership for all workers in informal employment is the focus of this MBO Newsletter. Many questions are raised, which invites all MBOs to hold space in their organizations to discuss and reflect on these.
The 2022-2023 Annual Report details WIEGO's 8th General Assembly and describes the goals of our five-year strategic plan. It highlights the main achievements of WIEGO’s work and how WIEGO supports workers in informal employment.
Because crafts are such an important source of work and income for home‑based workers in Africa, HomeNet Africa, in partnership with WIEGO, initiated research to unpack the complicated supply chains. The aim is to provide home‑based craft workers and their organizations with the information they...
In this edition, we look at how climate change impacts people who live and work in poor communities. We also discuss Just Transition – what it means and why it matters. The newsletter includes sector-specific proposals for an inclusive just transition.
Key Points The institutionalization of social dialogue is an important step towards more just regulation of informal vending, but alone it does not ensure that outcome. In addition to seeking venues for formal participation within state decisionmaking, street vendors’ organizations should maintain a...
Key Points Outworkers in Australia’s Textile, Clothing and Footwear (TCF) industry are known to be particularly vulnerable to exploitation and unsafe working practices. Legislative reform took place between 2007 and 2013 when Australia had a progressive Labor government, culminating in the passage...
Based on the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) framework, organizations of informal waste pickers in Argentina have drafted a law that seeks to address both environmental challenges related to the generation of inorganic waste and the lack of labour rights of workers in Argentina’s current...
Taking inspiration from India’s long experience with welfare boards, which provide social protection for self-employed workers and are generally financed by economic actors who benefit from their labour, informal workers’ organizations in Pune are exploring innovative approaches to forging...
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.