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  • food vendor at the Mercado Bolívar in Lima Post
    Building Collective Power August 16, 2019

    61% of the world’s workers still fighting for 8-hour day

    133 years after the Chicago working-time strike that gave rise to May Day, 2-billion workers continue to fall outside regulations for working...

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  • Ntombikayise Gagayi, bovine head cook at Warwick Junction, Durban Post
    Access to Public Space August 15, 2019

    For street vendors, finding water and toilets isn’t just a nuisance, it’s cutting into earnings

    Inadequate infrastructure – particularly related to clean water and toilets – and the cost of accessing these takes a heavy toll...

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    Livelihoods August 15, 2019

    Q&A: Novo projeto destaca os riscos à saúde enfrentados pelos catadores de materiais recicláveis

    Os(as) catadores(as) mantêm as cidades limpas, mas enfrentam condições perigosas no trabalho. Sua saúde e bem-estar estão em risco diariamente....

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    Livelihoods August 15, 2019

    Q&A: New Project Highlights Health Risks Faced by Waste Pickers

    Waste pickers may keep cities clean, but they face hazardous conditions on the job. Their health and wellbeing is at risk on a daily basis....

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    Access to Public Space August 13, 2019

    For Cities to Make Progress on SDGs and the New Urban Agenda, They Must Listen to Grassroots’ Solutions

    Through a series of ambitious global commitments in recent years, governments across the world have signed on to build a more equitable and...

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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

    Social Protection Programme: Past Activities

    An Examination of Social Protection for Informal Workers in Global Value Chains Working with the ILO and World Bank, WIEGO used value chain...

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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

    Promoting R204 in Malawi

    Since 2016, WIEGO’s Law Programme and its Organization and Representation Programme has partnered with the Malawi Union for the Informal...

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    Income Security for Older Workers

    WIEGO’s Initiative Globally, levels of informal employment are higher amongst older workers. However, little attention is given to...

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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

    Care Workers

    Child care workers provide a necessary and valuable service that benefits individual families and the community and state. But care workers—almost...

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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. Press
    Child Care August 06, 2019

    JOINT STATEMENT: Workers Organizations Call for Quality Public Child Care Services

    Download a printable PDF of the statement  |  in French  |  in Spanish

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