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This is the project website of an ongoing research project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the UK Department for International Development (DFID) that focuses on governing food systems to alleviate poverty in secondary cities in Africa. Part of the project focuses on...
During the International Labour Conference 2016, Zehra Khan of the Home-Based Women Workers Federation of Pakistan speaks on behalf of the WIEGO Network during the ILC plenary session. Zehra highlights the main challenges of homeworkers operating at the base of global supply chains and why they...
Goonj is a non-governmental organisation based in Delhi, India which undertakes disaster relief, humanitarian aid and community development in parts of 21 states across India. It recycles discarded clothes and household goods into useful products for the poor, such as sanitary napkins. See also...
"At an extraordinary meeting of the 18th and 19th of June 2016, we, members of the Association of Home-Based Workers and HomeNet Eastern Europe have discussed our concerns, given that this year marks the 20th anniversary of ILO’s Convention 177 and we note the following..."
This issue includes: News from SETU Africa including -- Visit to SEWA Bharat by the Gambia National Women’s Council and Women’s Bureau team -- Visit of the team from the Tanzanian High Commission, New Delhi
To mark inclusion of Waste pickers and Informal Waste Dealers in the recently released Solid & Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, an evening of readings from the book Bicycle Dreaming by Mridula Koshy interspersed by personal stories by waste pickers from various cities. (Video is in English and...
General Discussion on Decent Work in Global Supply Chains In 2016, members of the WIEGO Network participated in the general discussion on decent work in global supply chains at the 105th Session of the ILO International Labour Conference ( ILC) in Geneva. The general discussion offered an important...
A menudo, la informalidad es definida como la falta de pago de los impuestos pertinentes. Bajo esta premisa, es considerada como un gran desafío por los sistemas de recaudación de impuestos en los países en desarrollo: es a tal punto que “reducir la informalidad” es a menudo una de las metas...
By Carlin Carr Manop Kaewpaka, 35, never expected to be a garment worker. At 18, he left his remote village in the northeast of Thailand and headed to Bangkok to continue his studies. When he arrived, he was shocked by the costs in the city and quickly had to drop the idea. Economic necessity took...
The Los Angeles Street Vendor Campaign (LASVC) is the initiative to legalize street vending on Los Angeles' city sidewalks. The organizing efforts by the LASVC were discussed at a panel discussion at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona on May 19, 2016.
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.