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Numerous state-level studies show that between 10 and 20 percent of employers misclassify at least one worker as an independent contractor.
More than 100 home-based workers and supporters from around the globe gathered in New Delhi, India, in January 2015 in a landmark solidarity-building event. Over the two-day conference, organized by HomeNet South (HNSA) Asia and Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO), home...
WIEGO’s Child Care Initiative (CCI) is exploring the possibility of launching a campaign seeking to position child care as a core part of social protection for informal workers. The CCI also seeks a better understanding of the link between adequate child care provision and women’s economic...
Video . Juliana Brown Afari of StreetNet International & WIEGO Board member addresses the tripartite Committee on the Transition from the Informal Economy at the International Labour Conference, touching on the importance of local government for informal workers. Learn more about: the ILC event...
Video . Lourdes Gula of HomeNet Philippines (PATAMABA) - a member of the WIEGO network - addresses the tripartite Committee on the Transition from the Informal Economy at the International Labour Conference (ILC). Learn more about: the ILC event PATAMABA
Consuelo Aragón Guzmán of the IUF - a member of the WIEGO network - addresses the tripartite Committee on the Transition from the Informal Economy at the International Labour Conference. Learn more about: the ILC event IUF
Video. Bruno Roelants, General Secretary of The European Confederation of Cooperatives and Worker-Owned Enterprises Active in Industry and Services (CECOP) explains the importance of cooperatives in the process of formalizing the informal economy at the tripartite Committee on the Transition from...
Video. Suman More & Harshad Barde of Kagad Kach Patra Kashtakari Panchayat (KKPKP), a trade union of waste pickers and itinerant scrap buyers in Pune, India discuss the struggle of waste pickers to obtain recognition and rights at the Nordic Folk High School in Geneva in June 2015. For more...
Video. Suntaree Saeng-Ging of HomeNet Thailand - a WIEGO member - addresses the plenary at the International Labour Conference in June 2015. In her speech, she discusses the challenges of the world's hidden workforce: home-based workers. For more information: Learn more about the ILC event . Learn...
Gladys Mpoda of the Malawi Union for the Informal Section (MUFIS) - an affiliate of StreetNet International - addresses the plenary at the International Labour Conference in June 2015. For more information: Learn more about the ILC event .
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.