Workers’ Health and Safety

Statement to Recognize Waste Collectors as Essential Workers

The purpose of this statement is to express the Waste Workers Occupational Safety and Health (WWOSH) Committee’s support for the recognition...

Global Day of Action: Invest in Care, Now!

WIEGO is joining the Global Day of Action for Care on 29 October 2020, calling on governments to invest in public health and care service...

Démolition du marché Sandaga et recasement, l’avenir des tabliers en question

La démolition du bâtiment central du marché Sandaga, plusieurs fois annoncée et reportée, est prévue après la fête de l’Aid d’El Kébir, en...

Towards Universal Health Coverage for Home-Based Workers in Southeast Asia (Khmer)

Universal Health Coverage (UHC) has become a rallying call for the global health movement and is now officially encapsulated within the United...

Tungo sa Pagsaklaw sa Pangangalagang Pangkalusugan para sa Lahat para sa mga Manggagawa sa Bahay sa Timog-Silangang Asya

Universal Health Coverage (UHC) has become a rallying call for the global health movement and is now officially encapsulated within the United...

Domestic Workers: Fighting COVID-19 Together RESOURCES

Resources for domestic workers: Download and share these resources in Social Media. Ready to use on WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, etc.

Virtual Speaker Series: Gender and Power in COVID-19

• May 14, 2020
• Online

WIEGO’s Social Protection Director Laura Alfers joined a panel discussion as part of the WomenLift Health Gender & Power in COVID-19...

World Day for Safety & Health at Work

April 28 is the World Day for Safety and Health at Work. The need to protect workers who provide essential services has never been greater. WIEGO...

Los Rifados de la Basura Campaign 

In Mexico City, thousands of people work daily keeping the city clean, collecting waste from residents and recycling reusable materials....

Informal workers on the frontlines of COVID-19: Providing critical services without adequate protections and pay

Although many informal workers are now considered to be “essential workers,” that was not always the case. Before the crisis, ongoing harassment...