Organization and Representation Programme

WIEGO, its work on waste-pickers and the first World Encounter of Waste-pickers in Colombia, 2008

Trade unions and the challenge of the informalisation of work

Abstract:

Hacia una alianza global de recicladores (Towards a Global Alliance of Wastepickers)

Street Vendors Organising: The Case of the Women’s Network (Red de Mujeres), Lima, Peru

Street vendors have occupied public space in central Lima since the colonial period, and the first recorded attempt to regulate street trade...

Solidarity: Selected Essays by Dan Gallin

From Amazon: “A collection of 19 essays by Dan Gallin, the former general secretary of the Geneva-based International Union of Foodworkers...

Declaration of the African Regional Domestic Workers Conference

On 16 June, 2013, the second anniversary of the adoption of the C189 and the World Domestic Workers’ Day, domestic workers in Africa launched...

“Yes, We Did It!” How the World’s Domestic Workers Won Their International Rights and Recognition

Home-Based Workers Regional Meeting, Latin America

A compilation of laws and policies protecting home-based workers (wage-employed and self-employed), the document was prepared over five years...

Using South Africa’s Administrative Law to Protect the Rights of Informal Workers

This booklet was designed for informal workers (especially street vendors and waste pickers) who work in public space in South Africa. It...

Second Regional Meeting of Home-based Worker Organizations and Supporters in Latin America

This report on the Second Regional Meeting of Home-based Worker Organizations and Supporters in Latin America, Santiago de Chile is availablein...