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Workers in the Informal Economy: Platform of Issues

International Labour Conference, June 2002

Our Story Our Struggle: Lagos Tailors

This booklet emerged out of discussions in a workshop with representatives of the National Union of Tailors, Lagos. The workshop was facilitated...

Spotlight Interview with Mamadou Nama (Burkina Faso – USTB)

Waste pickers in Colombia

In “Order 275, dating from 2011,” a lead waste picker interviews two high-level officials, who explain the content of the constitutional...

Collective Bargaining by Workers of the Indian Unorganized Sector: Struggle, Process, Achievements, and Learning

The main focus of the paper is on highlighting the Self Employed Womens Association (SEWA) strategy for using collective bargaining for decent...

VIDEO: WIEGO Network Members International Labour Conference (ILC) 2014, Cooperatives (Video)

Speaking on cooperatives at the International Labour Conference (ILC) in June, 2014. For More Information:Learn more about the ILC eventView...

Global Action Plan of Home-Based Workers

Five-year plan developed during the Global Conference on Home-Based Workers, February 2015.   También en español

Informal Economy: What are the challenges for Unions in Nepal?

The following is an interview with Bishnu Rimal, President of the General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT), who expresses his...

The LA Street Vendor Campaign

The Los Angeles Street Vendor Campaign (LASVC) is the initiative to legalize street vending on Los Angeles’ city sidewalks. The organizing...