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"Immigrant Nation" is an online interactive documentary beginning Summer 2013. The first video is about a domestic worker and the elderly woman she cares for. For more information about this domestic worker and other videos, see the New York Times article here .
Issue Highlights: • International Domestic Workers' Day: June 16 • IDWN Founding Congress, Montevideo, Uruguay, October 26–28, 2013 • Domestic Workers Collective Agreement signed in April in Uruguay • Sign on to Pass the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights in California • Domestic Workers at the ILO...
On 16 June, 2011, domestic workers around the world celebrated as the International Labour Conference (ILC) adopted a Convention on Decent Work for Domestic Workers (C189). It was a leap forward for the estimated 50–100 million people, most women, who work in the homes of their employers. How...
A blog post by Ariel Muller about workshops in Accra, Bangkok, Chennai, Lima, Manila, and Nairobi. To learn more about the Rockefeller Foundation's Informal City Dialogues project, click here .
This presentation shares information about Social Protection work by SEWA (Self Employed Women's Association).
Paper prepared for the conference, Rethinking Economy: Social/Solidarity Economy in China and the World, Beijing, China, 27-28th April 2013.
WIEGO's April 2013 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 .
Une newsletter de WIEGO aux organisations de travailleurs informels basées sur leurs adhérents (OBA), avril 2013. Read the newsletter in English . Leer el boletín en español . Lire cette lettre d'information en français . Ler o boletim em português .
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.