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In this edition, we look at how climate change impacts people who live and work in poor communities. We also discuss Just Transition – what it means...

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About Wiego

Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO) is a global network focused on empowering the working poor, especially women, in the informal economy to secure their livelihoods. We believe that all workers should have equal economic opportunities, rights, protection and voice. WIEGO promotes change by improving statistics and expanding knowledge on the informal economy, building networks and capacity among informal worker organizations and, jointly with the networks and organizations, influencing local, national and international policies.

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About the Informal economy

The informal economy includes workers who do not have employment-based social protection and enterprises which are not incorporated or registered.

Global estimates on the size of informal employment (ILO 2018) show 61% of all workers worldwide are informally employed. 

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WIEGO News

The care economy is growing, not least because of a growing demand for child care. On the International Day of Care and Support, it is important to remember that shortcomings in the provision of affordable child care for all workers, including those...



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Following an internal recruitment process led by the Management Committee of our Board, Dr. Laura Alfers will step into the role as WIEGO’s International Coordinator starting January 1, 2025. 

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Law shapes relations in public space, through a written and unwritten ‘script’ that tries to impose order, flow, and predictability in the way things run. Workers in informal employment come up against this script daily. Understanding how they...