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Español Français For International Women's Day, WIEGO amplified the voices of women leaders whose organizations stepped up to provide relief when governments failed to do enough during the COVID-19 pandemic. These are their stories. Marcelina Bautista , founder of the Center for Support and Training...
English Français Para el Día Internacional de las Mujeres, WIEGO reunió las voces de mujeres líderes cuyas organizaciones dieron un paso al frente para brindar ayuda cuando los gobiernos no hicieron lo suficiente durante la pandemia de la COVID-19. Estas son sus historias. Marcelina Bautista...
Building Connections During the Pandemic: The Role of Community Action Groups in Addressing Hunger and Relief March 2021 By Roshini Diwakar, Mahila Housing Sewa Trust The Indian government’s Public Distribution System (PDS) shops have always played a critical role in addressing food insecurity in...
Português Introduction CataSaúde Viraliza is an online capacity building project for waste pickers (organized and autonomous) in Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic. The project is financed by the Open Society Foundation and WIEGO. The project was codesigned and is being implemented by partners...
English Introdução O CataSaúde Viraliza é um projeto de capacitação online de catadores e catadoras (sócio cooperados e autônomos) brasileiros, durante a pandemia da COVID-19. O projeto é financiado através da linha de apoio OSF-WIEGO. O projeto foi desenhado e implementado conjuntamente com equipes...
English Español Français Organizações que representam mais de 2,1 milhões de trabalhadores informais de todo o mundo conclamam os governos para que acelerem os investimentos em proteções trabalhistas como um componente central dos planos de recuperação econômica. Nos lockdowns da COVID-19, há um ano...
English Français Português Las organizaciones que representan a más de 2,1 millones de personas trabajadoras en empleo informal de todo el mundo piden a los gobiernos que aceleren las inversiones en protección laboral como componente central de los planes de recuperación económica. Debido a las...
English Español Português Les organisations porte-parole des travailleuse·eur·s de l’informel – chiffrés à plus de 2,1 millions dans le monde entier – appellent aux gouvernements à accélérer les investissements dans la protection des travailleuse·eur·s comme volet central des plans de relance...
WIEGO/IRGLUS book project – 2021-22 How do informal worker livelihoods interface with urban space, law, and the state in the globalized environment? Contested Urban Spaces: Urbanisation, Law, and Informal Work is a two-year edited book project by WIEGO and IRGLUS that explores this theme across...
Challenging the Economic Orthodoxies which Undermine Universal Social Protection Our research project aims to produce research which challenges economic orthodoxies. At a global level, the Universal Social Protection 2030 (USP 2030) framework, which is linked to Sustainable Development Goal 1.3 and...
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.