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109th Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC) ‣ ILO final Statement ‣ Introduction ‣ Global Network Position Paper ‣ Notable events with WIEGO Partners present ‣ Interventions of our delegates ‣ More information ILO final Statement Workers take fight for social protection to ILC Summary...
Access to child-care services for informal women workers This webinar sought to bring together different actors in the child-care sector across the labour and women’s rights movements and the early childhood development community. Time: 12.30 p.m. – 2 p.m. UTC & GMT (8.30 a.m. – 10 a.m. EST)...
Time: 9am–11am EST In partnership with Ford Foundation and UNU-WIDER, WIEGO co-hosted an event to celebrate the book and call attention to the future of informal work. In mid-2020, Routledge Press published The Informal Economy Revisited: Examining the Past, Envisioning the Future . This volume...
CSW65 The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), a functional commission of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), is a global policy-making body dedicated exclusively to promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women. Representatives of UN Member States, civil society...
Wednesday, February 10 at 14:00 CET (08:00 EST) This webinar, hosted by DCED (Donor Committee for Enterprise Development), looked at the challenges created by COVID-19 for business environment reform and the informal economy. Recognizing the impact COVID-19 had on the informal economy in developing...
Tens of thousands of New York City residents make a living on NYC's streets and sidewalks, selling food, merchandise, and recycling deposit-marked containers. Severe restrictions due to COVID-19 wrought devastation on the lives of these workers and small business owners, the extent of which was...
WIEGO’s Law Programme and the International Network for Lawyers Assisting Workers (ILAW) presented a multi-part series of webinars and workshops focused on strategic and creative litigation and advocacy strategies to enhance, protect and help realize the labour and collective rights of workers in...
The vast majority of urban workers in India today (nearly 80 per cent) are informally employed. The urban informal workforce is engaged in a wide range of activities from manufacturing in small family units, to services like domestic workers and electricians, to trade in small shops or on the...
Marlese von Broembsen , director of WIEGO’s law programme, presented at the German Partnership for Sustainable Textiles virtual event focusing on the risks of informal work in textile supply chains. Time: 3pm-4.15pm (GMT+1), 4pm-5.15pm (South African time), 9am-10.15am (EST) The Partnership for...
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.