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Latin American home-based workers have taken an important step in creating a unified front to fight for their visibility and rights as workers. They formed “Coordinadora Regional de Organizaciones de Trabajadoras/res en Domicilio en América Latina y el Caribe (COTRADO-ALAC)”, a regional partnership...
Bangkok, Thailand Photo by: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images Reportage On October 13th to 15th, 2017, leaders of the Federation of Informal Workers (FIT) representing four occupational sectors (home-based workers, domestic workers, street vendors and motorcycle taxi drivers) met for negotiations and...
Bangkok, Thailand Photo:Paula Bronstein/Getty Images Reportage The HomeNet South East Asia (HNSEA) Assembly and workshop in Bangkok took place on October 9th and 11th 2017. The event had several objectives, such as to receive and share country reports on the activities of HNSEA affiliates; to learn...
This article (in German) is from the journal of the Hans Boeckler Foundation "Mitbestimmung" (co-determination). Karin Pape, representing WIEGO and IDWF, is quoted as saying that trade unions should think out of the box and should engage in building new alliances. She refers to the example of a...
From the ETUI website: "The European Trade Union Institute is the independent research and training centre of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) which itself affiliates European trade unions into a single European umbrella organisation. The ETUI places its expertise – acquired in...
L’Institut syndical européen (European Trade Union Institute, ETUI) est le centre indépendant de recherche et de formation de la Confédération européenne des syndicats (CES), qui regroupe elle-même les organisations syndicales d’Europe. L’ETUI met ses compétences - acquises notamment dans le cadre...
Geneva, Switzerland Photo by Jonathan Torgovnik / Getty Images-Reportage The International Union of Food Workers (IUF) Women’s Conference and IUF Congress took place between August 26th and September 1st, in Geneva, Switzerland. The IUF is one of WIEGO’s board members. Karin Pape, Deputy Director of...
Johannesburg, South Africa Photo by: Jonathan Torgovnik, Getty Images/Reportage A leadership training session took place on August 19th and 20th 2017, in Johannesburg. WIEGO’s advisor and emeritus team member Chris Bonner attended to provide the training to Gauteng Province leaders of the South...
Johannesburg, South Africa Hosted by the Society, Work and Development Institute (SWOP), Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) and Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO), the workshop “Crossing the Divide - precarious work and the future of labour” took place at the University of...
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.