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Rahul Mehrotra is a practicing architect, urban designer, and educator. He is Professor of Urban Design and Planning and Chair of the Department of Urban Planning and Design at Harvard University, where he recently co-taught a course, “Livelihoods and Urban Form,” with WIEGO’s International...
Abstract: This article analyses the position of women footwear homeworkers, using global production networks as a conceptual lens. Using qualitative data collected in India during 2011 to 2014, it illustrates the asymmetry of power between network actors and attests to the poverty, invisibility and...
Based on fieldwork in Guangzhou, this paper documents the activities of a group of African women traders, highlighting their role in constituting globalisation from below or a counterhegemonic globalisation that emanates from China. It further builds on previous studies on women and development to...
This issue of the WIEGO newsletter includes: - Delegation Returns from 2015 ILC with Landmark Standard for Informal Workers - Sector Updates - WIEGO Programme Updates -WIEGO Website Gets a New Look & Spanish Website Launches - New Publications, Resources and Event Reports Disponible en français...
This issue of the newsletter includes updates and campaign news from around the world. On page 4 the newsletter includes a link to WIEGO's blog post, " Celebrating International Domestic Workers' Day with Myrtle Witbooi, Pioneering Activist for the Movement "
This issue includes: -Setting up a supply chain and CSR programme for plastics company Namasindo PLAS -WASTE helps UNICEF with private sector development in Mozambique -Waste to wealth in Bo City
This blog post by Laura Lehman shares information on " Problem-Solving, Partnership & Prototypes: A Reflection on IDDS Zero Waste in Cali, Colombia ."
Research co-financed by WIEGO, Women in Informal Employment: Globalising and Organising
This 10-minute video by WIEGO and partners, Asiye eTafuleni(AeT) in South Africa; HomeNet Thailand; and the Self-Employed Women's Association in India tells the stories of informal workers and the difficulties they face in accessing health services in their respective countries. It also presents...
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.