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Pocket Tools for Homeworkers Working in Garment Supply Chains is part of a series produced by the Home-based Workers Organizing for Economic Empowerment project funded by the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office's Work and Opportunity for Women (WOW) Programme. Written by HomeNet South...
Pocket Tools for Homeworkers Working in Garment Supply Chains is part of a series produced by the Home-based Workers Organizing for Economic Empowerment project funded by the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office's Work and Opportunity for Women (WOW) Programme. Written by HomeNet South...
Pocket Tools for Homeworkers Working in Garment Supply Chains is part of a series produced by the Home-based Workers Organizing for Economic Empowerment project funded by the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office's Work and Opportunity for Women (WOW) Programme. Written by HomeNet South...
Home-based workers produce goods or services for the market from within or around their homes. In Delhi, there are numerous home-based workers who contribute immensely to the city’s economy, yet they remain invisible and unrecognised. This publication is a non-exhaustive mapping of home-based work...
Waste pickers play a critical role in managing Delhi’s growing solid waste problem. Despite their immense contributions, waste pickers face many challenges including lack of recognition, spaces of work, and social stigma, harassment and health hazards due to the nature of their work. This...
Suddenly relocated to the outskirts of Delhi in 2006, many of the city's urban poor faced an immense loss of livelihood, having to start again from scratch in the remote resettlement colony of Savda Ghevra. The story of resettlement here is also a tale of building back lives and livelihoods. This...
The Gender and Waste project carried out, from 2019-2020, workshops on communications and leadership skills, feminism, and public policies. This process was geared to drafting an strategic gender action plan 2021-2023.
The Generation Equality Forum is a global gathering for gender equality convened by UN Women and co-hosted by the governments of Mexico and France, in partnership with activists, youth and civil society. The event kicked off in Mexico City in March and culminated in Paris from 30 June to 2 July. The...
Time: 9am–11am EST In partnership with Ford Foundation and UNU-WIDER, WIEGO co-hosted an event to celebrate the book and call attention to the future of informal work. In mid-2020, Routledge Press published The Informal Economy Revisited: Examining the Past, Envisioning the Future . This volume...
CSW65 The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), a functional commission of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), is a global policy-making body dedicated exclusively to promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women. Representatives of UN Member States, civil society...
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.