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Building Collective Power February 15, 2024Statistics as a Catalyst for Making Women Workers Visible
Renana Jhabvala, co-founder of SEWA and former chair of WIEGO, talks about the historical relationship between both organizations, and the...
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Resource Documents
Craft Supply Chains in Africa: Consolidating Our Findings
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Building Collective Power February 01, 2024India’s KKPKP Fights for Waste Pickers Rights
Aditya Vyas, Treasurer for the Kagad Kach Patra Kashtakari Panchayat (KKPKP), talks about the victories of the waste pickers in Pune and...
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Advocacy Materials
Chains and Challenges: Craft Supply Chains in Africa
Because crafts are such an important source of work and income for home‑based workers in Africa, HomeNet Africa, in partnership with WIEGO,...
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Building Collective Power November 23, 2023Waste Pickers Demand Livelihood Protection During Dump Closures: Learnings from 3 Cities
Experiences from Brasilia, Accra and Dakar show that the inclusion of waste pickers in dump closure plans and consideration for their livelihoods...
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WIEGO Network Newsletters
MBO Newsletter – November 2023
In this edition, we look at how climate change impacts people who live and work in poor communities. We also discuss Just Transition – what...
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Collective Bargaining October 23, 2023Financing Social Protection – Lessons from Gig Workers in India
A new scheme for financing social protection for gig workers in Rajasthan, India, could provide lessons for other informal economy workers....
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Organizing Briefs
Innovative Legislation in Australia Protects Homeworkers in the Garment and Footwear Sector
Key Points Outworkers in Australia’s Textile, Clothing and Footwear (TCF) industry are known to be particularly vulnerable to exploitation...
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Building Collective Power July 17, 2023Bokk Diom Mobilizes Against Partial Closure of Mbeubeuss Dumpsite in Dakar
The Association of Waste Pickers Bokk Diom demands that Senegal’s government keeps its promises of inclusion as the closure of West Africa’s...
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Building Collective Power June 29, 2023Improving the Visibility of the Philippines’ Informal Workforce
In this interview, Lourdes Gula, President of PATAMABA, talks about the legacy of the organization of informal workers in the Philippines...
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