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Latin American home-based workers have taken an important step in creating a unified front to fight for their visibility and rights as workers. They formed “Coordinadora Regional de Organizaciones de Trabajadoras/res en Domicilio en América Latina y el Caribe (COTRADO-ALAC)”, a regional partnership...
Thailand is a global innovator when it comes to health promotion and prevention practices. Its Universal Health Coverage (UHC) system was built on the principle of people’s participation . Since its founding, UHC has institutionalized processes for marginalized groups to voice their health service...
Bangkok, Thailand Photo by: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images Reportage On October 13th to 15th, 2017, leaders of the Federation of Informal Workers (FIT) representing four occupational sectors (home-based workers, domestic workers, street vendors and motorcycle taxi drivers) met for negotiations and...
Bangkok, Thailand Photo:Paula Bronstein/Getty Images Reportage The HomeNet South East Asia (HNSEA) Assembly and workshop in Bangkok took place on October 9th and 11th 2017. The event had several objectives, such as to receive and share country reports on the activities of HNSEA affiliates; to learn...
New Delhi, India Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images Reportage The 12th Global Labour University (GLU) Conference took place on October 4th to 6th 2017 u nder the title “Reincarnation or Death of Neoliberalism? The rise of market authoritarianism and its challenges for labour”at the Jawaharlal...
Home workers are playing an important role in the domestic economy, social development is impossible without recognizing their rights. On October 20, the main opportunity for the South Asian home-based workers day.
"Home Based Workers" is the fifth episode in a radio series on informal workers in Delhi, produced by WIEGO and originally aired on FM Rainbow.
New Delhi, India Photo by: Paula Bronstein - Getty Images/Reportage Co-hosted by WIEGO, SEWA and FORCES (Forum for creches and child care services), the workshop “Quality Childcare as a Right of All Workers: Collaborating for Action” took place in New Delhi on 12 September 2017. The objectives of...
Shirakat is a non-governmental organization working on human rights and women’s rights in Pakistan.
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.