For over 25 years, WIEGO has connected worker organizations with technical experts in research, statistics and development, to address the needs of their grass-roots worker base.
Our Network
WIEGO is a global network of networks
Institutional Members
Membership-based organizations of workers in informal employment that have been active in WIEGO are invited to become institutional members. They include international union federations, global and regional networks, and national unions and associations that represent domestic workers, street vendors and market traders, home-based workers, waste pickers and more.
International Organizations
Regional Organizations
National Organizations by Region
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Africa
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Asia & the Pacific
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Europe & Central Asia
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The Americas
Ligue pour le Droit de la Femme Congolaise (LDFC)
Tshatshi I, Kimbanseke, Kinshasa, République démocratique du Congo
Informal Hawkers and Vendors Association of Ghana (IHVAG)
Ghana
Confédération Nationale des Travailleurs de Guinée (CNTG)
Kaloum, Conakry, Guinea
Kenya National Alliance of Street Vendors and Informal Traders (KENASVIT)
Kenya
Kenya National Alliance of Street Vendors and Informal Traders (KENASVIT)
Visit SiteMalawi Union for the Informal Sector (MUFIS)
Haile Selassie Road, Blantyre, Malawi
Associação da Economia Informal de Moçambique (AEIMO)
Cidade, 245 Avenida Olof Palme, Maputo, Mozambique
Confédération Nationale des Travailleurs du Sénégal (CNTS)
Senegal
Confédération Nationale des Travailleurs du Sénégal (CNTS)
Visit SiteLe Syndicat des Vendeurs de Matériaux de Construction du Togo (SYVEMACOT)
Togo
Zimbabwe Chamber of Informal Economy Associations (ZCIEA)
7 Beal Road, Harare, Zimbabwe
Labour at Informal Economy (LIE)
Block - A, Dhaka, Bangladesh
All India Federation of Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA Bharat)
India
All India Federation of Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA Bharat)
Visit SiteKagad Kach Patra Kashtakari Panchayat (KKPKP)
India
Kagad Kach Patra Kashtakari Panchayat (KKPKP)
Visit SiteGeneral Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT)
Nepal
General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT)
Visit SitePambansang Kalipunan ng mga Manggagawang Impormal sa Pilipinas (PATAMABA)
Philippines
Pambansang Kalipunan ng mga Manggagawang Impormal sa Pilipinas (PATAMABA)
Visit SiteHomeNet Thailand
686/5 Soi Wuttaram 11/3, Nahmuang Rd., Khonkaen 40000 THAILAND
HomeNet Thailand was founded in 1999 as an NGO to support home-based workers across Thailand.
Visit SiteAssociation of Home-Based Workers, Bulgaria (AHBW)
Bulgaria
Unión de Trabajadores y Trabajadoras de la Economía Popular (UTEP)
Argentina
Unión de Trabajadores y Trabajadoras de la Economía Popular (UTEP)
Visit SiteMovimento Nacional dos Catadores de Materiais Recicláveis (MNCR)
Brazil
Movimento Nacional dos Catadores de Materiais Recicláveis (MNCR)
Visit SiteSindicato de Trabajadores Independientes Ambulantes del Transporte y Anexos (SINTRALOC)
Av. Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins 1346, Lo Prado, Estación Central, Región Metropolitana, Chile
Asociación Nacional de Recicladores (ANR)
Colombia
Asociación Nacional de Recicladores (ANR)
Visit SiteRed Nacional de Trabajadores y Trabajadoras Autoempleadas (RENATTA)
Peru
Red Nacional de Trabajadores y Trabajadoras Autoempleadas (RENATTA)
Visit SiteFederación Única de Trabajadores No Dependientes de Venezuela (FUTRAND)
Los Cabos, Parroquia La Candelaria Municipio Libertador, Dtto. Capital Código Postal 1010 Caracas Venezuela
Individual Members
Individual members of WIEGO are drawn from two constituencies:
- researchers, statisticians and academics who study the informal economy; and
- professionals in development agencies who work on issues related to the informal economy.
Individuals who have collaborated with us on research or programmatic work are invited to become members of WIEGO.
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Samir Aita
Tunisia, Professor of International Economics, PSL University of Paris DauphineNana Akua Anyidoho
Ghana, University of GhanaGrace Bediako
Ghana, Ghana Statistical ServiceOwusu Boampong
Ghana, University of Cape CoastChris Bonner
South Africa, Independent ConsultantEdith Essie Clarke
Ghana, Ghana Health ServiceThomas Coggin
South Africa, University of the WitwatersrandAnisa Desai
South Africa, Independent ConsultantRichard Dobson
South Africa, Asiye eTafuleniFrancie Lund
South Africa, Independent ConsultantMasuma Mamdani
Tanzania, Ifakara Health InstituteWinnie Mitullah
Kenya, University of NairobiPatrick Ndlovu
South Africa, Asiye eTafuleniEsther Ofei-Aboagye
Ghana, Institute of Local Government StudiesBernard Outah Onyango
Kenya, WFTO-AfricaSophie Plagerson
South Africa, University of Johannesburg and Centre of Social Development in AfricaGlen Robbins
South Africa, University of KwaZulu-NatalMelanie Samson
South Africa, Independent ConsultantWilliam Steel
Ghana, University of GhanaDela Quarshie Twum
Ghana, Independent ConsultantImraan Valodia
South Africa, University of the WitwatersrandRobert Wanzusi Matukhu
Uganda, Uganda Public Employees UnionPhumzile Xulu
South Africa, Independent Consultant -
Gautam Bhan
India, IIHS Bangalore City CampusPoornima Chikarmane
India, Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women’s UniversityDonna Doane
Thailand, Independent ConsultantLuis Esleva
Australia, La Trobe UniversityChandni Joshi
Nepal, Independent ConsultantLucita Lazo
Philippines, Independent ConsultantLin Lean Lim
Malaysia, Independent ConsultantRakawin Leechanavanichphan
Thailand, International Labour OrganizationRoopa Madhav
India, National Law University DelhiFiroza Mehrotra
India, HomeNet South AsiaSantosh Mehrotra
India, Planning CommissionJyoti Mhapsekar
India, Stree Mukti SanghtanaXizhe Peng
China, Fudan UniversityKamala Sankaran
India, University of DelhiAlakh Sharma
India, Institute for Human DevelopmentNavsharan Singh
India, International Development Research CentreRatna Sudarshan
India, Institute for Social Studies TrustJeemol Unni
India, Institute of Rural Management/AnandMargarita Guerrero
Japan, Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific -
Uma Rani Amara
Switzerland, International Labour OrganizationFlorence Bonnet
Switzerland, International Labour OrganizationJan Breman
Netherlands, International Institute of Social History in AmsterdamBarbro Budin
France, International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ AssociationsVanesa Castan Broto
UK, Urban Institute, University of SheffieldJacques Charmes
France, Scientific Research Institute for DevelopmentSarah Cook
Italy, UNICEF InnocentiDebra Davis
UK, Independent ConsultantDiane Elson
UK, University of EssexSimel Esim
Switzerland, International Labour OrganizationValeria Esquivel
Switzerland, UNRISDMarzia Fontana
UK, Institute of Development Studies, University of SussexMichael Frosch
International Training Centre of the International Labour OrganizationMax Gallien
UK, Institute of Development Studies, University of SussexDan Gallin
Switzerland, Global Labour InstituteBarbara Harriss-White
UK, Oxford UniversityNaila Kabeer
UK, London School of EconomicsAnna Marriott
UK, Independent ConsultantKate Meagher
UK, Development PractitionerCaroline Moser
UK, University of ManchesterBlagica Novkovska
Macedonia, State Statistical Office of the Republic of MacedoniaRuth Pearson
UK, University of LeedsFrançois Roubaud
France, Institute of Research for Sustainable DevelopmentAshwani Saith
Netherlands, Institute of Social StudiesAnne Scheinberg
Netherlands, WASTEHubert Schmitz
UK, Institute of Development Studies, University of SussexKunal Sen
UK, University of ManchesterSally Smith
UK, Independent ConsultantDave Spooner
UK, Global Labour InstituteCarol Wills
UK, Independent Consultant -
Rafael Blancas Chauca
Peru, Independent ConsultantMaria Eugenia Duque Daza
Colombia, ANR, ARBLuciana Itikawa
Brazil, University of Sao PauloFrancisco Perez-Lima
Peru, Fudan UniversityMariana Prandini Assis
Brazil, Federal University of GoiásNorma Sanchis
Argentina, Asociación Civil Lola MoraVictor Tokman
Chile, University of ChileRicardo Valencia
Colombia, CEMPREPatricia Balda Valenzuela
Peru, Independent ConsultantCarmen Vildoso Chirinos
Peru, Independent Consultant -
Kaushik Basu
USA, World BankLourdes Beneria
USA, Cornell UniversityVanessa van den Boogaard
Canada, International Centre for Tax and DevelopmentElaine Bernard
USA, Harvard Law SchoolNancy Chau
USA, Cornell UniversityMegan Corrarino
USA, Independent ConsultantVerónica Crossa
Mexico, El Colegio de MéxicoSukti Dhital
USA, Robert and Helen Bernstein Institute for Human Rights at NYU School of LawJennifer N. Fish
USA, Old Dominion UniversityLuis Fernando
Mexico, Laboratorio para la DemocraciaMary Goldsmith
Mexico, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-XochimilcoSarah Gammage
USA, International Center for Research on WomenCaren Grown
USA, World BankJames Heintz
USA, University of Massachusetts AmherstJacqui MacDonald
Canada, Independent ConsultantKaren McCabe
USA, Independent ConsultantCarmelo Mesa-Lago
USA, University of PittsburghNidhi Mirani
USA, Service Employees International UnionRodrigo Negrete
Mexico, Instituto Nacional de Estadística y GeografíaRavi Kanbur
USA, Cornell UniversityJohanna Chao Kreilick
USA, Open Society FoundationsPierella Paci
USA, World BankMercedes Pedrero
Mexico, Centro Regional de Investigaciones, Multidisciplinarias – UNAMBerenice P. Ramírez López
Mexico, Institute of Economic Research, National Autonomous University of MexicoShahra Razavi
USA, UN WomenJennefer Sebstad
USA, Independent ConsultantSalem V. Sethuraman
USA, Independent ConsultantSilke Staab
USA, UN WomenNeil Tangri
USA, Independent ConsultantJeffrey Vogt
USA, Solidarity Center/ILAW NetworkLeah Vosko
Canada, York UniversityLeslie Vryenhoek
Canada, Independent ConsultantJacqueline Wambui
USA, International Lawyers Assisting Workers Network