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Sonia Dias led two courses on waste management that focus on the important role that informal workers can play and are playing in municipal waste collection globally. She also addressed issues of gender and waste . The goal was for participants in these courses -- practitioners, researchers and...
This panel at the Women's Leadership in Global Health Conference, 2019, gave essential frontline health workers—who are usually women and often lack recognition and voice—an opportunity to articulate their achievements, challenges, and goals as key actors in their national health systems. It was led...
Marty Chen, WIEGO Senior Advisor, spoke to 30 Spanish civil society leaders as part of a Global Civil Society Seminar organized by the Harvard Kennedy School and the Rafael del Pino Foundation of Spain Marty's talk, “Global Social Movements of the Urban Poor: Mobilizing for Inclusive Cities”...
WIEGO, together with Coordinadora Regional de Organizaciones de Trabajadores y Trabajadoras en Domicilio en América Latina y el Caribe (COTRADO-ALAC), hosted the Third Regional Meeting of Home-based Worker Organizations and Supporters in Latin America.
HomeNet Southeast Asia, in collaboration with regional advocacy platform SEA Junction and WIEGO, held a panel discussion on social protection for informal workers and their need for inclusive health insurance and social security provisions.
Members of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) gathered in Bangkok, Thailand for the ASEAN Summit from 31 October – 4 November 2019. This meeting which is held biannually provides a platform to discuss the economic, political, security and socio-cultural development of...
Photo Credit: Jonathan Torgovnik/Getty Images Reportage In keeping with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals, in particular, SDG 1.3 “Implement nationally appropriate social protection systems and measures for all, including floors, and by 2030 achieve...
Geneva, Switzerland The International Labour Organization (ILO) hosted the 6th Conference of the Regulating for Decent Work Network in July 2019. WIEGO organized a special session during the conference under the theme “The Social Contract for Workers in the 21st Century”. The focus of the WIEGO...
A historic instrument on Ending Violence and Harassment in the World of Work was adopted at the International Labour Conference (ILC) in 2019. WIEGO's delegation included informal worker representatives, who advocated for the convention to include all workers, especially the world's poor and...
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.