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El 16 de junio de 2011 fue un día trascendental para las trabajadoras del hogar de todo el mundo. 

WIEGO has a unique organizational structure — we are a network of membership-based organizations, researchers, and practitioners, all working to elevate the voice and visibility of informal workers across the globe. We’ll be spotlighting our network throughout the year to understand more about what is happening on the ground and at the highest levels of change. Sign up here to follow this series.  

Valeria Gelman et Jillian Du

Pensez aux stands de nourriture délicieuse en Asie du Sud-Est, aux artistes de rue en Afrique, au conducteur de pousse-pousse au Bangladesh et aux travailleurs et travailleuses¹ à domicile invisibles qui brodent des vêtements et cousent des souliers en Inde. Qu’ont-ils tous en commun ? Ils font tous partie de la main-d’œuvre informelle mondiale.

By Karin Pape & Leslie Vryenhoek

In city streets and markets across the Global South, street vendors have little protection from harassment, brutality, and theft. The perpetrators might be criminal gangs. Or, where insufficient regulation allows abuse of power, the perpetrators might be local authorities. In either case, vendors say police too often ignore their complaints.

By Carlin Carr