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The global movement of informal workers – led by worker organizations in Asia, Africa, Europe, and Latin America – made major strides this year, from developing women’s leadership and using international policy instruments on the local level, to challenging the privatization of waste in South Africa...
As a global research-policy-action network, WIEGO’s team members are in a unique position to lead debates and contribute grounded new ideas for improving the lives of informal workers across continents. Research units from our four core programmes – Law, Organization and Representation, Social...
Study shows informal workers in the Global South perceive regulations as being both positive and negative From street vending permits to permissions to collect waste from public spaces, regulating the vast and diverse informal workforce in cities in the Global South doesn’t have a simple solution...
Dakar, Senegal From December 13th to 15th 2017, in Dakar, Senegal, a group of experts from civil society and international organizations gathered for the Technical Consultation Validation of the Draft Five Year Project on Transformation of the Informal Economy and the Roadmap for the Elaboration of...
Dakar, Senegal Du 13 au 15 décembre à Dakar, au Sénégal, un groupe d’experts issus de la société civile et d’organisations internationales va se rassembler pour valider la Consultation Technique de la version préliminaire du Projet Quinquennale pour la Transformation de l'Économie Informelle et la...
Lilongwe, Malawi A workshop with the Malawi Union for the Informal Sector (MUFIS) leadership took place on December 12th to 14th 2017, in Lilongwe, Malawi, in order to support MUFIS in efforts to implement Recommendation 204 in Malawi. Several topics were discussed during the three-day activity...
La atención sanitaria es un tema candente en todo el mundo. La Cobertura sanitaria universal (CSU) se ha convertido en un estandarte para los movimientos mundiales por la salud. Ha sido adoptado por el Banco Mundial y la Organización Mundial de la Salud como un objetivo fundamental, y está incluido...
Healthcare is a hot button issue around the world right now. As Universal Health Coverage (UHC) has become a rallying call for the global health movement, it has been embraced by both the World Bank and the World Health Organization as a core objective and is encapsulated within the United Nations’...
Bangkok, Thailand Photo by: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images Reportage HomeNet Thailand and WIEGO hosted the Street Vendors and Right to the City Workshop in Bangkok, Thailand, on December 7th 2017. This meeting convened leaders from four street vendor associations across Bangkok. Researchers, urban...
Grahamstown, South Africa The 10th International Conference on Researching Work and Learning (RWL 10) took place between December 6th and 8th 2017, at the Rhodes University, in Grahamstown, South Africa. The Researching Work and Learning (RWL) conference is the leading international research...
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.