Occupational Group: Garment Workers

Size and Significance of the Informal Economy

In many cities in developing countries, informal employment accounts for the majority of employment. Data analysis suggests that informal...

WIEGO MBO Newsletter December 2013

WIEGO’s December 2013 Newsletter for Membership-Based Organizations of Informal Workers  

Lettre d’Information OBA de WIEGO mars 2015

Une newsletter de WIEGO aux organisations de travailleurs informels basées sur leurs adhérents (OBA), mars 2015

Bulletin d’information – WIEGO dans le Monde, Janvier 2017

Ce numéro du bulletin décrit les activités de WIEGO entre Juillet et Décembre 2016. Les sujets traités comprennent la délégation de WIEGO...

Researching Homework and Value Chains in the Global Garments Industry

An Annotated Resource List and Binder

WIEGO MBO Newsletter March 2011

Robert Neuwirth: The Power of the Informal Economy

TED Summary:Robert Neuwirth spent four years among the chaotic stalls of street markets, talking to pushcart hawkers and gray marketers,...

Boletín Informativo de WIEGO para OBM diciembre 2013

Boletín Informativo de WIEGO para Organizaciones con Base de Miembros (OBM), diciembre 2013

SLIDESHOW with AUDIO: Chindhiwalli Women

This talking album, Chindhiwalli Women: A community of migrant women barters old clothes for utensils in Mumbai, was created by Dipti Bapat, ...

VIDEO: Bangladesh leather industry exposes workers to toxic hazards

From PBS NewsHour: “Rotting animal hides and toxic chemicals. That’s the stench emanating from a neighborhood in Bangladesh’s...