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More than 100 home-based workers and supporters from around the globe gathered in New Delhi, India, in January 2015 in a landmark solidarity-building event. Over the two-day conference, organized by HomeNet South (HNSA) Asia and Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO), home...
Video . Juliana Brown Afari of StreetNet International & WIEGO Board member addresses the tripartite Committee on the Transition from the Informal Economy at the International Labour Conference, touching on the importance of local government for informal workers. Learn more about: the ILC event...
Video . Lourdes Gula of HomeNet Philippines (PATAMABA) - a member of the WIEGO network - addresses the tripartite Committee on the Transition from the Informal Economy at the International Labour Conference (ILC). Learn more about: the ILC event PATAMABA
Consuelo Aragón Guzmán of the IUF - a member of the WIEGO network - addresses the tripartite Committee on the Transition from the Informal Economy at the International Labour Conference. Learn more about: the ILC event IUF
Video. Bruno Roelants, General Secretary of The European Confederation of Cooperatives and Worker-Owned Enterprises Active in Industry and Services (CECOP) explains the importance of cooperatives in the process of formalizing the informal economy at the tripartite Committee on the Transition from...
The following is an interview with Bishnu Rimal, President of the General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT), who expresses his views on the challenges faced by Unions to organize and protect the migrant workers in Nepal. M. Rimal explains also how the ILO can work with Unions to...
On June 12, 2015, the International Labour Conference adopted the Recommendation concerning the transition from the informal to the formal economy, (No 204) . This is the first ever, international labour standard specifically aimed at tackling the informal economy. This document is a summary...
El 12 de junio de 2015, la Conferencia Internacional del Trabajo aprobó la Recomendación sobre la transición de la economía informal a la economía formal, (No 204). Esta es la primera vez en la que una norma sobre trabajo internacional es creada específicamente para abordar la economía informal...
From the review: "This collection of essays and presentations by Dan Gallin starting from his youth as a young socialist, through his 30 years as General Secretary of the IUF and his continued involvement in new forms of worker organisation after his retirement, provides an insightful overview 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.