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WIEGO's April 2013 Newsletter for Membership-Based Organizations of Informal Workers Read the newsletter in English . Leer el boletín en español . Lire cette lettre d'information en français . Ler o boletim em português .
Une newsletter de WIEGO aux organisations de travailleurs informels basées sur leurs adhérents (OBA), avril 2013. Read the newsletter in English . Leer el boletín en español . Lire cette lettre d'information en français . Ler o boletim em português .
Boletín Informativo de WIEGO para Organizaciones con Base de Miembros (OBM), abril 2013 Read the newsletter in English . Leer el boletín en español . Lire cette lettre d'information en français . Ler o boletim em português .
Um Boletim WIEGO para as Organizações de Base de Trabalhadores Informais, abril 2013 Read the newsletter in English . Leer el boletín en español . Lire cette lettre d'information en français . Ler o boletim em português .
Reflections on the launch of Design with the Other 90%: CITIES ' exhibition, a project by the Smithsonian-Cooper Hewitt, National Design Museum. For additional information about this project, visit the Design Other 90 Network .
Hope and Skepticism as Ghana Finally Adopts an Urban Policy is a blog post by Sharon Benzoni. "Five years in the making, Ghana’s new Urban Framework could benefit the country’s informal realm if it’s successfully implemented."
The Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA) of India is a national labour union that organizes women, workers in the informal economy in India. Over the last 40 years, SEWA has developed a multipronged and multi-layered strategy to holistically address the needs of home-based workers, who comprise...
The Self-Employed Womens Association (SEWA) of India recognizes that the home is a paramount productive asset, especially for poor women. Secure tenure allows access to financial assistance, which is critical to supporting and expanding most kinds of economic activity, particularly self-employed...
This policy brief considers linkages between urban infrastructure and livelihood issues for home-based workers. It is based on a series of studies conducted in seven countries within South Asia and Southeast Asia, by HomeNet South Asia (HNSA), in 2011. This brief is part of the WIEGO Publication...
This paper is part of the Global Urban Economic Dialogue Series of UN-Habitat. UN-Habitat describes the paper as follows: " Rapid urbanisation in Africa threatens disaster if it just multiplies the problems of overcrowding, squalor, destitution and degradation. However, it could become a...
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.