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A story of how workers in the informal economy in South Africa, Ghana and Rwanda are informing, developing and implementing child-care policy and running early-childhood-development centres in market places. These centres reduce the burden on women who both work and care for children, and those who...
The International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF), StreetNet International, HomeNet International, the International Alliance of Waste Pickers (IAWP), Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), India, and WIEGO welcome the report by the International Labour Organization on Decent work and the care...
WIEGO submitted written observations to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on the right to care. The submission was developed in support of the Republic of Argentina's request that the IACHR determine the scope of care as a human right, as well as the obligations that States are...
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.
New study from WIEGO shows 90% of waste pickers surveyed across Brazil have experienced climate-change-related extreme weather events Public Ministry of Minas Gerais signs commitment to build climate resilience for waste pickers WIEGO urges Minas Gerais government and private sector to strengthen...
Brazilian study shows why waste pickers are essential to climate adaptation planning. More than 90% of waste pickers surveyed across Brazil have experienced climate change-related extreme weather events in the last year, with many reporting negative impacts on their health, earnings and ability to...
The 2021-2022 Annual Report highlights the main achievements of WIEGO’s work and describes how WIEGO programmes support workers in informal employment. As WIEGO celebrates its 25th anniversary, it shows some global-level highlights along the way to a quarter-century and reflects on the road ahead.
The AU Protocol is the culmination of a long process of struggle to extend universal social protection rights on the African continent. It recognizes social protection as an integral part of the development agenda. Civil society organizations, in particular the Africa Platform for Social Protection...
WIEGO and the IDWF partnered to write this toolkit to support IDWF affiliates in their efforts to make C189 real for domestic workers. The toolkit is a training manual for organizers on C189, which contains the following information: “Convention 189: what is it?”: a worker-friendly summary of the...
These guidelines and standards for day-care centres in and around markets in Ghana were developed through the collaborative efforts of a reference group comprising parents of children in market-based day-care centres at Makola and Ga East, representatives of informal-trader organizations, child-care...
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.