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PostBuilding Collective Power October 04, 2022Global Plastics Treaty: Waste Pickers Ready to Talk
“We are the face of recycling in the world, we are the hands that clean the world, we are the real heroes of the planet and nothing you try...
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Policy BriefsClaiming Space for Informal Work in Master Planning: Reflections from a People’s Campaign in Delhi
Master plans across the Global South tend to reflect Eurocentric, modernist city visions that are disconnected from the lived reality of...
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PostBuilding Collective Power September 22, 2022Unity of Informal Workers is Key to Domestic Workers’ Success
In this interview, Elizabeth Tang, General Secretary of the International Domestic Workers’ Federation (IDWF), tells us what she hopes to...
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Resource DocumentsThe Struggle for the Soul of Bhadra Chowk – A Heritage Plaza or Heritage Market? A Case Study from Ahmedabad, India
This case study documents the history of the struggle by street vendors, with SEWA’s support, to retain their right to vend – and their natural...
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PageOrganizing & Organizations
To overcome barriers, informal workers need to be organized and their organizations need to be legally recognized and officially represented...
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Organizing BriefsSupporting Self‑Organization of Home‑Based Workers in Africa: Lessons Learned
This organizing brief draws out the lessons of HBWs organizing in five countries; Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda. It...
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PostBuilding Collective Power July 02, 20224 Ways Informal Workers Use Cooperatives
A delegation of workers at the recent ILC conference on Decent Work and the Social and Solidarity Economy noted the importance of optimizing...
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Research ReportsSEWA Sangini Cooperative: Providing Child Care for Women Informal Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic in India
The SEWA Sangini Cooperative provides child-care services for SEWA members – all women workers in informal employment – through 11 centres...
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Research ReportsCOVID-19 and Informal Work in 11 Cities – Executive Summary
The longitudinal multi-city study of the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on informal workers finds that earnings are still far below their...
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Resource DocumentsNew Forms of Social Insurance: The Case of the MUPROSI Health Mutual in Togo
In Togo, workers in the informal economy (90.7% of the total workforce) are excluded from the state’s social protection provisions. In an...
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