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In a new documentary film, “The Waste Commons” explores the impending closure of Senegal’s Mbeubeuss dumpsite and the struggle of more than 2,000 informal waste pickers for recognition.
The care economy is growing, not least because of a growing demand for child care. On the International Day of Care and Support , it is important to remember that shortcomings in the provision of affordable child care for all workers, including those in informal employment, need to be addressed to...
The upcoming webinar seeks to explore these pressing issues, focusing on diverse childcare provision models such as cooperatives, social franchises, and state-funded frameworks, particularly in resource-limited settings.
Following an internal recruitment process led by the Management Committee of our Board, Dr. Laura Alfers will step into the role as WIEGO’s International Coordinator starting January 1, 2025.
Law shapes relations in public space, through a written and unwritten ‘script’ that tries to impose order, flow, and predictability in the way things run. Workers in informal employment come up against this script daily. Understanding how they navigate it is critical, if we are to support them...
Art exhibitions are a powerful tool for expression, and for creatively communicating issues of social injustice to new, diverse and curious audiences. Recently, WIEGO contributed to a new exhibition at the Wellcome Collection in central London, UK, entitled “Hard Graft: Work, Health and Rights”.
This edition of Law & Informality Insights chronicles the conception, implementation and outcomes of the project on Making C189 Real for Domestic Workers.
This brief documents how street vendors in Zimbabwe, who are not recognized as workers by labour laws (and therefore do not enjoy collective bargaining rights), nevertheless pursue collective relations with the local authorities that control their workplace – public space – and determine their terms...
A meeting between the visual arts, sociology and popular education through cooperation between WIEGO and the University of Sheffield, England, with artist/photographer Verônica Alkmim França, this e-book is a catalogue of the exhibition CATA - Climate Change and Women Waste Pickers premiered at the...
Videos / Slideshows / Audio
Millions of women work long hours, in dangerous conditions, for little pay. They are fighting for change, with the help of ILO Convention 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers. Watch this video to learn how.
Workers Education/Organizing Materials
This manual helps street vendors learn more about the regulations that govern public space and how to defend the right to work in public space. It describes successful actions taken by street vendor organizations. And it offers information to help you organize and negotiate with local government.
WIEGO Working Papers
Mike Rogan reviews how informal workers are taxed, why there is growing interest in taxing them, and whether they should be included in the tax net.