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UGSEIN is a national union that had 30,150 members as of November 2013. Members include street vendors and other informal workers. UGSEIN's objectives include: organize the economic actors of the informal economy; defend the ethical and material interests of members; negotiate agreements with the...
The United and Democratic union of Fish Wholesalers of Senegal (Syndicat Unique et Démocratique du Mareyeurs du Sénégal, SUDEMS) was founded in July 2000. It is a national union which is formally recognized by the government of Senegal. Members are fish vendors who vend in streets, markets, and...
The Coalition of Informal Economy Associations of Swaziland (CIEAS) was founded in 2006 by marginalized community-based organizations striving to earn a living by carrying out different projects to generate income. As of 2010, CIEAS had 12,600 members working as informal street traders...
The Union of Sellers of Building Materials of Togo (Le Syndicat des Vendeurs de Matériaux de Construction du Togo, SYVEMACOT) is governed by an executive team of nine members including two women, and is led by the newly elected Secretary General Mr. KESSOUAGNI Mensanh Komi. Its members are venders...
The Alliance for Zambian Informal Economy Associations (AZIEA) is the national umbrella organization for associations of informal workers in Zambia. It was launched in October 2002, as the result of a project on organizing in the informal economy undertaken by the Workers’ Education Association of...
Zimbabwe Chamber of Informal Economy Associations (ZCIEA) members include street/market vendors, construction workers, waste pickers, and other informal economy workers. As a trade union for informal works, ZCEIA has both self-employed and informal employees engaged in small, unregistered or un...
Labour at Informal Economy (LIE) is a membership-based organization that represents 2,865 workers who work as street vendors, waste pickers, home-based workers and agricultural workers in Bangladesh. LIE is nationally affiliated with the Bangladesh Free Trade Union Congress (BFTUC) and is a member...
The Union of Street Vendors of the Republic of Argentina (Sindicato de Vendedores Ambulantes de la República Argentina, SIVARA) was created in 1973 with the support of the General Confederation of Workers of the Republic of Argentina (CGTRA). SIVARA has 23,604 affiliate members, has its headquarters...
The Association of Home-Based Workers was registered in Bulgaria in 2002. In its work in support of Home-Based Workers, AHBW participates in a variety of organizing, advocacy and educational activities. One of AHBW’s main activities is organizing awareness events for home-based workers and others...
The National Union of Independent Itinerant Transport and Allied Workers (SINTRALOC) was founded on November 23, 1987. Throughout its 24 years of existence, SINTRALOC has fought tirelessly for the recognition and dignity of street vendors. In recent years, thanks to the perseverance of the union’s...
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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.