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Paper prepared for UNRISD Gender Policy Report. Abstract: This article starts by examining women workers' organisations in a historical perspective, looking at the emergence of women's unions in different geographic contexts since the late 19th century. It then moves on to analyse the significance...
Paper prepared for WIEGO/Cornell/SEWA Conference on Membership-Based Organizations of the Poor, Ahmedabad, India, January 2005 Abstract: This paper gives a comprehensive picture of the situation of waste pickers in developing countries. It is argued that waste pickers lose a significant amount of...
Report of the conference organized by ETUC, IRENE, and PICUM, Brussels, 14-15 April 2005, edited by Celia Mather.
Abstract: This report is based on a conference organized by the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC). It introduces different kinds of efforts to organize informal and formal domestic workers in a number of European countries. While the focus is on trade union campaigns, the paper also...
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Available in English here Disponible en español aquí Disponible en français ici Plus d'informations est disponible sur le site de UN Women .
Brussels: World Confederation of Labour
This guide was published by HomeWorkers Worldwide . The aim of this manual is to provide guidelines, ideas and processes to assist you to develop approaches to campaigning. The manual breaks down a campaign into distinct areas and offers practical ways to develop a planned approach that encourages...
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.