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Video describing the ratification of the Domestic Workers Convention, C189, in Bolivia, April 2013. This video is in Spanish with English subtitles.
Unfazed by powerful political opponents and a pervasive culture of violence, Nohra Padilla organized Colombia's marginalized waste pickers to make recycling a legitimate part of waste management.
A Site of Struggle: Organised Labour and Domestic Worker Organising in Mozambique, by Ruth Castel-Branco This post is also available in PDF format here .
In “Order 275, dating from 2011,” a lead waste picker interviews two high-level officials, who explain the content of the constitutional court´s Order 275 and the implications it has for waste pickers in Colombia. Video is in Spanish. Chronicles of a Fight for Inclusion is a series of audiovisual...
This case study reviews efforts to organize waste pickers in Bangalore city, Southern India by a network of non-governmental organizations. Using a “top down” approach the network engaged with the municipality to have waste pickers recognized. This effort has led to the first enumeration and...
Press Release In examining the role played by women from all walks of life, including farmers and informal sector workers, as well as business leaders and social entrepreneurs, the book offers global solutions for promoting growth. The publication also calls attention to significant challenges that...
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...
Through the collective bargaining process, the Sindicato Unico de Trabajadoras Domsticas (SUTD) has been able to win rights including a seniority bonus, additional compensation for night work, full payment of workdays that are suspended by the employer and an additional paid holiday for Domestic...
Gracias al proceso de la negociación colectiva, el SUTD ha conseguido derechos que incluyen pago por antigüedad, compensación adicional por trabajo nocturno, pago completo de los días de trabajo suspendidos por el empleador, y un pago adicional por vacaciones del día de la trabajadora doméstica. Es...
Gracias al proceso de la negociación colectiva, el SUTD ha conseguido derechos que incluyen pago por antigüedad, compensación adicional por trabajo nocturno, pago completo de los días de trabajo suspendidos por el empleador, y un pago adicional por vacaciones del día de la trabajadora doméstica....
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.