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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. Apr 26 2019

    Law Exposure Dialogue Programme in Dakar

    • April 26, 2019 - April 28, 2019

    Pour voir cette page en français cliquez ici April 26-28, 2019 Legal professionals and public officials lived and worked alongside informal...

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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. Apr 26 2019

    Contact-dialogue sur le droit

    • April 26, 2019 - April 28, 2019

    View this page in EnglishDakar, SénégalÀ Dakar, au Sénégal, pendant deux nuits et une journée, des expertes et experts juridiques et des...

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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. Mar 13 2014

    Transitioning from the Informal to Formal Economy

    • March 13, 2014 - March 14, 2014

    This event, supported by WIEGO, took place March 2014, in Johannesburg, South Africa   “Transitioning from the Informal to Formal Economy” Africa...

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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. Feb 18 2017

    Regional Exchange of Domestic Workers

    • February 18, 2017 - February 19, 2017
    • Mexico City, Mexico

    Mexico City Domestic Worker in Mexico, Photo by L. Arauz. Courtesy: CACEH Convened by the Centre for Support and Capacity

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    Legal Empowerment August 15, 2019

    With “Roma” in the Awards Circle, Here are Our Must-reads on Domestic Workers

    Next month, we’ll find out if director Alfonso Cuarón Orozco’s moving portrayal of a domestic worker in 1970s Mexico will gain nods from...

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  • Street Vendors in Thailand - Paula Bronstein/Getty Images Reportage Page

    Law & Informality: Past Activities

    Engaging in Global Agenda-setting Processes For example, in 2016, we participated in the United Nations Secretary General’s High Level Panel...

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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. Page

    Law Programme Engagement in Global Agenda Setting Processes

    WIEGO’s Law Programme aims to challenge mainstream assumptions about law and informal workers — namely that informal workers...

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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

    Law Exposure Dialogue Programme

    EDPs allow researchers, practitioners and officials to experience firsthand the challenges that workers in informal employment face. The...

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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. Page

    “Making C189 Real”: The Domestic Workers Project

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  • Vendor selling vegetables in Durban, South Africa (photo: M.Chen) Page

    Administrative Justice

    Administrative justice is a branch of law that informal workers can—and have—used to secure their livelihoods. WIEGO offers training workshops...

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