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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...
Abstract: Recent studies of the informal economy have tried to understand how the politics of informal actors and their attempts at organizing themselves have created new collective platforms for social practice and social action in the African city (Lindell Africa's informal workers. Collective...
When the global economic downturn’s impact on the informal workers in Malawi went unreported and unrecognized, the Malawi Union for the Informal Sector – MUFIS – helped bring the issue to light, and street vendors took to the streets to demonstrate for their right to secure livelihoods. Também...
A personal account of a tea vendor, his family, and the Radisson Hotel in Ahmedabad.
Quando o impacto da desaceleração econômica global sobre os trabalhadores informais em Malawi não foi noticiado ou reconhecido, o Sindicato Malawi para o Setor Informal (Malawi Union for the Informal Sector – MUFIS) ajudou a trazer o tema à luz pública e vendedores ambulantes tomaram as ruas para se...
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.