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Young women have few opportunities to break out of the roles they are traditionally expected to take on in their families and as workers. The story of Varsha demonstrates how training through SEWA Academy allowed her to break through multiple barriers to become a confident professional and example...
WIEGO's August 2012 Newsletter for Membership-Based Organizations of Informal Workers Read the newsletter in English Leer el boletín en Español Lire cette lettre d'information en Français Ler o boletim em Português
Boletín Informativo de WIEGO para Organizaciones con Base de Miembros (OBM) - agosto 2012. Read the newsletter in English Leer el boletín en Español Lire cette lettre d'information en Français Ler o boletim em Português
Newsletter de WIEGO aux organisations de travailleurs informels basées sur leurs adhérents (OBA), août 2012 Read the newsletter in English Leer el boletín en Español Lire cette lettre d'information en Français Ler o boletim em Português
Boletim WIEGO para as Organizações de Base de Trabalhadores Informais, agosto 2012 Read the newsletter in English Leer el boletín en Español Lire cette lettre d'information en Français Ler o boletim em Português
Mulheres jovens possuem poucas oportunidades de romper com os papéis que tradicionalmente se espera que elas assumam em suas famílias e como trabalhadoras. A história de Varsha demonstra de que modo o treinamento através da Academia SEWA permitiu a ela ultrapassar múltiplas barreiras e tornar-se uma...
This Bulgarian video looks at the half-million home-based workers in Bulgaria who depend on this income to survive, and the challenges they face as workers in what the documentary calls "the grey economy" to formalize and gain recognition for their contributions as workers. The costs are high....
From Clean Clothes Campaign: Started in 2001, the goal of the Better Factories program is to improve the working conditions in Cambodian factories and end sweat-shop production. The report discusses the BFC’s achievements and limitations from a worker rights’ perspective. CCC and CLCE conclude that...
TED Summary: Robert Neuwirth spent four years among the chaotic stalls of street markets, talking to pushcart hawkers and gray marketers, to study the remarkable "System D," the world's unlicensed economic network. Responsible for some 1.8 billion jobs, it's an economy of underappreciated power and...
Contents: Crux from the speech given by Ilaben Bhat at Georgetown University USA Land Acquisition Problems of Urban Poor Expedition full of inspiration Sewa News
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.