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As part of the Urban Thinkers Campus, WIEGO is organizing a panel, titled Informal Livelihoods and Inclusive Urban Planning, that will include representatives from the KKPKP waste pickers' union in Pune, the Self-Employed Women's Association in Ahmedabad, the National Association of Street Vendors...
Namrata Bali, Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA), speaks after a panel discussionon "Informal Livelihoods and Inclusive Urban Planning," held at UN Habitat's Urban Thinkers Campus, India. October 2015.
Arbind Singh, National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI), speaks during a panel discussion on "Informal Livelihoods and Inclusive Urban Planning," at UN Habitat's Urban Thinkers Campus, India, October 2015
In this video-message for the Urban Thinkers Campus WIEGO´s waste specialist Sonia Dias and the MNCR waste picker leader Madalena Duarte explain the relevance of the gender and waste project for the empowerment of both women and men waste pickers.
Lakshmi Narayan, co-founder of SWaCH Waste Picker Cooperative in Pune, India, speaks after a panel discussionon "Informal Livelihoods and Inclusive Urban Planning," held at UN Habitat's Urban Thinkers Campus, India. October 2015.
Shalini Sinha, Home-Based Workers Sector Specialist at WIEGO, speaks after a panel discussionon "Informal Livelihoods and Inclusive Urban Planning," held at UN Habitat's Urban Thinkers Campus, India. October 2015. Learn more about this event, held at UN Habitat's Urban Thinkers Campus .
Recently Narendra Modi got a new office for himself and his ministers at the cost of 150 crores and named it ‘Swarnim Sankul’. Question is while Modi uses hundreds of construction workers to build himself a palatial office, what has the Gujarat Government done for the construction workers? Jignesh...
Este número del boletín WIEGO incluye: - La delegación regresa de la CIT 2015 con una histórica norma del trabajo para las trabajadoras y los trabajadores en la economía informal - Noticias por sectores - Los programas principales de WIEGO - El sitio web de WIEGO tiene una nueva imagen y WIEGO...
Ce édition du bulletin WIEGO inclut: - La délégation revient de la CIT 2015 avec une norme du travail historique pour les travailleurs et travailleuses informels - Actualités Sectorielles - Les Programmes Fondamentaux de WIEGO - Le site internet de WIEGO fait peau neuve et le site espagnol est lancé...
The Employment Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean is a twice-yearly report prepared jointly by the Economic Development Division of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Office for the Southern Cone of Latin America of the International Labour...
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.