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  • Workers in the informal economy from six different sectors. A Domestic Worker, a Garment Worker, a Home-Based Worker, a Street Vendors / Market Trader, a Transport Worker, and a Waste Picker. Project

    Fair Trade

    Women Organizing for Fair TradeTrading Our Way Up – The story of a women’s economic empowerment project in fair tradeAn action...

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  • Workers in the informal economy from six different sectors. A Domestic Worker, a Garment Worker, a Home-Based Worker, a Street Vendors / Market Trader, a Transport Worker, and a Waste Picker. Informational Article

    Waste Pickers Organizing

    ​ Waste pickers are increasingly motivated to organize and fight for recognition and a place within formal waste management systems. They...

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  • Workers in the informal economy from six different sectors. A Domestic Worker, a Garment Worker, a Home-Based Worker, a Street Vendors / Market Trader, a Transport Worker, and a Waste Picker. News
    Building Collective Power August 02, 2019

    C177: The Homework Convention – It’s Time for Action!

    A homeworker in Thailand prepares an order. Photo: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images ReportageOn 20 June 1996, homeworkers around the world scored...

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  • Workers in the informal economy from six different sectors. A Domestic Worker, a Garment Worker, a Home-Based Worker, a Street Vendors / Market Trader, a Transport Worker, and a Waste Picker. Informational Article

    Home-Based Workers Organizing

    Without strong organizations, home-based workers cannot access information about employment opportunities, workers’ rights, changing...

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  • Workers in the informal economy from six different sectors. A Domestic Worker, a Garment Worker, a Home-Based Worker, a Street Vendors / Market Trader, a Transport Worker, and a Waste Picker. News
  • Workers in the informal economy from six different sectors. A Domestic Worker, a Garment Worker, a Home-Based Worker, a Street Vendors / Market Trader, a Transport Worker, and a Waste Picker. Post
    Building Collective Power August 02, 2019

    The Campaign for a Domestic Workers’ Convention

    History was made on June 16, 2011 when governments, employers and workers from around the world adopted the Convention (C189) and accompanying...

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  • Workers in the informal economy from six different sectors. A Domestic Worker, a Garment Worker, a Home-Based Worker, a Street Vendors / Market Trader, a Transport Worker, and a Waste Picker. Informational Article

    Domestic Workers Organizing

    Recent Gains Domestic workers have made great strides in organizing globally in recent years. A growing movement led to the formation of...

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    Challenges of Organizing Informal Workers

    Challenges in organizing the informal workforce can be specific to the sector or local context, but the challenges in this overview are similar...

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  • Workers in the informal economy from six different sectors. A Domestic Worker, a Garment Worker, a Home-Based Worker, a Street Vendors / Market Trader, a Transport Worker, and a Waste Picker. Informational Article

    The History of Organizing Informal Workers

    Organizing informal workers has a long history. At the dawn of the industrial capitalist age in the eighteenth-century, the whole economy...

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  • Workers in the informal economy from six different sectors. A Domestic Worker, a Garment Worker, a Home-Based Worker, a Street Vendors / Market Trader, a Transport Worker, and a Waste Picker. Project

    Collective Bargaining in the Informal Economy

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