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Geneva, Switzerland Photo: Juan Arredondo/Getty Images Reportage The 30th World Congress of the Public Service International (PSI) took place on October 30, 2017 in Geneva, Switzerland. The event is held every five years, and was to approve the Programme of Action for the 2018-2022 period. Titled...
Zurich, Switzerland Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images Reportage On October 26, 2017, the Center for Human Rights Studies and the Center for Ethics at the University of Zurich hosted a conference on the legal and economic empowerment of the entrepreneurial poor. The conference specifically...
Maputo/Mozambique Photo by Jonathan Torgovnik/Getty Images Reportage The Africa Platform on Social Protection (APSP) Conference “Rights Based Social Protection in Africa: Opportunities, Lessons and Future Implications” took place between October 18th and 20th 2017 in Maputo as part of Mozambique’s...
Bangkok, Thailand Photo by: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images Reportage On October 13th to 15th, 2017, leaders of the Federation of Informal Workers (FIT) representing four occupational sectors (home-based workers, domestic workers, street vendors and motorcycle taxi drivers) met for negotiations and...
Washington, D.C., United States Co-authored by WIEGO’s International Coordinator, Marty Chen, and WIEGO’s Deputy Director of the Social Protection programme, Rachel Moussié, the publication “The IMF and Gender Equality: A Compendium of Feminist Macroeconomic Critiques” was launched at the...
Bangkok, Thailand Photo:Paula Bronstein/Getty Images Reportage The HomeNet South East Asia (HNSEA) Assembly and workshop in Bangkok took place on October 9th and 11th 2017. The event had several objectives, such as to receive and share country reports on the activities of HNSEA affiliates; to learn...
New Delhi, India Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images Reportage The 12th Global Labour University (GLU) Conference took place on October 4th to 6th 2017 u nder the title “Reincarnation or Death of Neoliberalism? The rise of market authoritarianism and its challenges for labour”at the Jawaharlal...
Accra, Ghana Photo: Juan Arredondo/Getty Images Reportage On September 30, 2017, members of informal workers’ associations of Accra joined the Women's General Assembly and engaged the Ghanaian Minister of Gender, in Accra, at the Holy Spirit Cathedral Hall. The Assembly is an established platform...
Popayan , Colombia Photo by Juan Arredondo/Getty Images Reportage On September 29, 2017, the launch of the first payment to Popayan waste pickers as providers of public recycling services took place in Popayan, Colombia. Federico Parra, WIEGO’s Waste Picker Coordinator for Latin America, and Maria...
New Delhi, India Photo by: Paula Bronstein - Getty Images/Reportage Co-hosted by WIEGO, SEWA and FORCES (Forum for creches and child care services), the workshop “Quality Childcare as a Right of All Workers: Collaborating for Action” took place in New Delhi on 12 September 2017. The objectives of...
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.