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WIEGO Individual Members

Individual Members of WIEGO are drawn from two of WIEGO’s three constituencies: researchers, statisticians or academics who study the informal economy; and professionals in development agencies who work on issues related to the informal economy. The third constituency is membership-based organizations of informal workers – trade unions
cooperatives, or associations of various kinds – or trade unions that organize informal workers: such organizations are invited to become Institutional Members of WIEGO.

WIEGO Briefs

WIEGO Briefs are part of our  Publication Series.

The World celebrates International Workers Day - 1 May

Press Release (StreetNet International)

 

2 May, 2013 - International Workers' Day celebrated on the First of May commemorates the historic struggle of working people throughout the world. It is also recognition of the Global Workers Movement and people unite to express their international solidary.

Who We Are

WIEGO is a global action-research-policy network that seeks to improve
the status of the working poor in the informal economy, especially
women. Economic empowerment of these workers is at the heart of
WIEGO’s mission. We believe all workers should have equal economic
opportunities and rights and be able to determine the conditions of
their work and lives.

The WIEGO network consists of individuals and institutions from three broad constituencies:

Spotlight on Informal Workers in South Africa

In March, South Africans mark Human Rights Day (March 21), established to raise awareness of human rights and ensure the abuses common in the past  do not happen again. In honour of this, we have compiled a list of stories and publications about South African informal workers.

Global Trade: Garment Workers

WIEGO seeks to promote a better understanding of how the working poor, especially women, in the informal economy are inserted into the global economy, and with what consequences; and to identify strategies to promote fair trade for informal producers who want to export their goods and ethical trade for informal wage workers or homeworkers who work in global value chains. Our activities to meet these goals include research studies and seminars; case study documentation of good practice; policy dialogues on key issues; as well as collaboration with the fair and ethical trade movements.

Connections in Accra, Ghana

WIEGO held its annual Team retreat and Board meeting meetings in October in Accra, the capital of Ghana, a country in which informal employment accounts for as much as 90 per cent of all employment. At concurrent Board and Team meetings, the focus was on “Maximizing the Moment,” a theme chosen because increased funding has allowed for the acceleration and expansion of WIEGO activities, especially those in support of the membership-based organizations (MBOs) of the poor.

WIEGO enews - January 2012

Covering the period July 2011 - December 2011

WIEGO e-News July - December 2011

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Urban Policies - Past Activities & Accomplishments

Urban policies

Worker Education, Capacity Building & Resources

Recent initiatives have aimed to build the capacity of informal worker organizers and leaders to build their democratic organizations and to run them effectively. For example, the Inclusive Cities Project partners are working on sustainability plans. As well, WIEGO has assisted by offering fund-raising training and working with the HomeNets in Asia to build democratic organizations and make the transition from NGO to MBO.

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