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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....
"This document sets out ideas on the type of collective bargaining system that street traders and their organisations should fight for. The ideas in the document come from research that was commissioned by StreetNet into collective bargaining experiences of street traders and their organisations in...
Programa WIEGO: Fortaleciendo la voz de los trabajadores informales en las decisiones de política social en América Latina
This blog features news and events about StreetNet's 3 on-going campaigns: 1) The New Manifesto Campaign 2) World Class Cities for All Campaign in Brazil 3) Litigation Campaigns. The blog will also feature information about other campaigns and activities undertaken by StreetNet affiliates and allies...
Contents: SEWA's Unique Co-operatives: Gujarat Women's SEWA Cooperative Federation SEWA's Co-operatives Sweep the Top Awards in Gujarat The Journey of Shri Gujarat Mahila Lok Swasthya SEWA Cooperative Limited SEWA Medical Shop for Women Workers Vimo SEWA: First National Co-operative The First...
The main focus of the paper is on highlighting the Self Employed Womens Association (SEWA) strategy for using collective bargaining for decent work, just compensation, and worker welfare. Experiences in organizing bidi worker women from the states of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh (MP), Rajasthan, and West...
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.