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WIEGO's page acknowledges the contribution of all informal workers and their leaders in this global crisis, and send our condolences to all those who have lost loved ones, colleagues and members during this difficult time.
As COVID-19 has spread around the world as both a health and an economic crisis, informal workers' organizations and international networks have issued statements and demands aimed at getting policymakers to see and address the needs of their constituencies. WIEGO has curated a selection of these...
English Français Desde WIEGO, junto a nuestros socios, estamos escuchando con extrema atención a las personas trabajadoras en empleo informal a través de nuestro estudio llevado a cabo en 12 ciudades: La crisis de la COVID-19 y la economía informal. Sus voces nos están ayudando a desentrañar las...
April 2, 2020 As the global COVID-19 pandemic unfolds, WIEGO is focused on the devastating consequences for informal workers, who lack labour, social and health protections. This is both a health and an economic crisis — and both aspects are hitting informal workers particularly hard. “Structural...
Conversation held on April 23, 2020 between Flor de Liz Feijoo (SUA General Secretary) and Laura Morillo (ORP WIEGO). All images and videos provided by SUA. en español El Sindicato Unico de la Aguja SUA from Uruguay was created in 1901 and organizes workers in the clothing sector. The union is...
A WIEGO Network Global Solidarity Platform May 1, 2020 Platform (PDF) Download WhatsApp version and headers for Facebook and Twitter here Español Français Hindi Kiswahili Português русский Informal economy workers’ organizations across the global economy call on governments at all levels to partner...
Español Français Marcelina Bautista migrated from Oaxaca to Mexico City at the age of 14 and found her livelihood in domestic work. Due to the mistreatment she faced as a domestic worker, Marcelina realized that she worked in servitude and that she wanted to change this. She is now a representative...
Español Français Zarina is a home-based worker. She lives in Savda Ghevra, a resettlement colony on the outskirts of Delhi, where she is one of the many home-based workers in the community. She has worked as a tailor out of her home for decades, making gowns and coats for hospitals on order, as well...
Español Français Romilla Chetty—a third-generation trader in Durban’s Warwick Junction and the first woman in her family to run the business—is an advocate for the rights of market traders and street vendors. She sees her trading community as “one big family” and has served as the secretary for the...
Español Français Português I am Jennifer Thaís Santos Fernandes. I am 25 years old and I am a young black woman and a waste picker. I have worked at ASCITO, a waste picker association from the city of Itabirito—a town in the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte in the south-east of Brazil—since I...
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.