Global Advocacy and Negotiations

International Domestic Workers Network Platform of Demands

International Labour Conference, 99th Session

Cities are undermining the potential of universal cash grants to support women’s economic empowerment and reduce poverty

Ninety-two per cent of women’s employment in the developing world is in the informal economy, and as urbanization proceeds an increasing...

Where are the inclusive cities? Street vendors globally face increasing hostility

The WIEGO Urban Policies Team analyzed news articles on street vendors from six continents over the past 18 months to gain a better understanding...

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WIEGO at the International Labour Conference 2019

• June 8, 2019 - July 21, 2019
• ILO Headquarters
  Geneva, Switzerland

A historic instrument on Ending Violence and Harassment in the World of Work was adopted at the International Labour Conference (ILC) in...