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Excerpt from the opinion piece, It's Time for a New Progressive Era, With Informal Workers at the Center by Darren Walker (president of the Ford Foundation) and Sally Roever (International Coordinator, WIEGO) placed in TIME’s Economy section on November 25, 2021. "Informal work is the essential...
As the world reels from the devastation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, where supply chains and workers’ livelihoods were brought to a grinding halt, we are writing to you as worker organizations and trade unions from South and South-East Asia garment production countries. This letter represents...
Contact: Nicole Pryor - nicole.pryor@wiego.org , Graciela Mora - graciela.mora@wiego.org , Kendra Hughes - kendra.hughes@wiego.org Garment workers from production countries call for new EU supply chain directive to stop exploitative working conditions Worker organizations and trade unions seek a new...
In 2011, the United Nations Human Rights Council endorsed the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. These principles are important because they: recognise that not only governments, but businesses also violate people’s human rights; frame labour rights as human rights are based on the...
En 2011, el Consejo de Derechos Humanos de las Naciones Unidas aprobó los Principios Rectores sobre las empresas y los derechos humanos de las Naciones Unidas. Estos principios son importantes por los siguientes motivos: reconocen que no solo los gobiernos, sino también las empresas cometen...
In December 2020, the EU Council requested the EU Commission to draft a legal framework that would make it mandatory for all companies established or retailing in the EU to undertake human rights and environmental due diligence in their supply chains. Civil society is concerned that companies will...
En diciembre de 2020, el Consejo de la UE solicitó a la Comisión del mismo órgano que redactara un marco legal que obligase a todas las empresas establecidas en la UE, o que trabajen con ventas minoristas allí, a llevar a cabo la debida diligencia en materia de derechos humanos y medio ambiente en...
En décembre 2020, le Conseil de l’UE a demandé à la Commission européenne d’élaborer un cadre juridique qui rendrait obligatoire pour toutes les entreprises établies ou commercialisant des produits dans l’UE de s’engager à faire preuve de diligence raisonnable en matière de droits de la personne et...
A Platform of Demands to the European Commission in the context of the proposed legislation governing Sustainable Corporate Governance in Global Supply Chains.
Marlese von Broembsen , director of WIEGO’s law programme, presented at the German Partnership for Sustainable Textiles virtual event focusing on the risks of informal work in textile supply chains. Time: 3pm-4.15pm (GMT+1), 4pm-5.15pm (South African time), 9am-10.15am (EST) The Partnership for...
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.