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Renana Jhabvala, National Coordinator of SEWA and Chair of WIEGO, was the keynote speaker at the World Bank’s fourth Social Protection and Labor Learning Forum held in Hyderabad, India from October 30 to November 3, 2012. This blog entry is a summary of her remarks as keynote speaker.
This is a story of the struggle of some parents who wanted to get their children admitted to private schools through the 25% reservation provision of Right to Education Act. These parents are members of Kagad Kach Patra Kashtakari Panchayat, Pune (Maharashtra). This film is an initiative by Action...
This is a video about workers who use bicycles to earn income. Workers include street vendors and transport workers.
Contents: Women's menstrual cycles are a "plague" : Findings from a SEWA study SEWA's agricultural campaigns Agriculture workers agitate for rights Sairaben trains women in Bangladesh
Presentation given during panel discussion, "The Perspective of the Working Poor in the Informal Economy." The panel was conducted at EU Development Days, a conference on labor and development, October 2012. See also: Concept note Video of panel discussion
Expo Co-op 2012 united co-operative enterprises from over 35 countries
Background Paper for 2013 World Development Report on Jobs For its 2013 World Development Report (WDR) on Jobs, the World Bank team commissioned WIEGO to produce a set of case studies with a synthesis report on representative voice and economic rights of informal workers. This background paper...
A leader among headloaders in Ahmedabad's busy textile market, Shanta Bababahi Bhalerao knows firstand how belonging to the growing SEWA movement can help lift a worker's burdens. This publication is part of the WIEGO Workers' Lives Series .
Camarada Albertina Mundlovo is a domestic worker in Maputo, Mozambique. An Indian Ocean port city, Maputo is Mozambique’s largest economic node. Like most domestic workers, Albertina works long days and must struggle for her rights as a worker. This publication is part of the WIEGO Workers' Lives...
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.