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At the inaugural session of the UN HLP on Women's Economic Empowerment Consultation on the Informal Economy, Renana Jhabvala (Chair of the WIEGO Board and National Coordinator of SEWA) presents on the importance of exercising collective voice across scales.
Ela Bhatt delivered this closing address to the participants of the event, "Women's Voices in the Informal Economy," held at SEWA headquarters in Ahmedabad and jointly hosted by UN Women India and SEWA. The event forms part of the consultative process of the United Nations High-Level Panel (UN HLP)...
Blog post by Renu Singh of Young Lives about the UN HLP Consultation held at SEWA in August 2016.
Indira, a waste picker with Hasiru Dala in Bangalore, India explains the contribution of waste pickers at the Expert Group Meeting on the Informal Economy held on July 28, 2016 in Surabaya, Indonesia. Translation by Kabir Khan of Hasiru Dala.
Indira, a waste picker with Hasiru Dala in Bangalore, India explains how occupational identification cards have helped workers at the Expert Group Meeting on the Informal Economy held on July 28, 2016 in Surabaya, Indonesia. Translation by Kabir Khan of Hasiru Dala.
Kabir Khan of Hasiru Dala discusses waste picker inclusion policies and issues in Bangalore at the Expert Group Meeting on the Informal Economy held on July 28, 2016 in Surabaya, Indonesia.
Indira, a waste picker with Hasiru Dala in Bangalore, India shows her occupational identification card and states they should be supplied for all waste pickers at the Expert Group Meeting on the Informal Economy held on July 28, 2016 in Surabaya, Indonesia. Translation by Kabir Khan of Hasiru Dala.
Problems of Urban waste management and sustainable livelihood to waste-pickers through formal employment are like conjoined twins. Hasiru Dala, a for-benefit, not-for-loss social enterprise based in Bangalore has understood this and has made its mission to change the world we live in, for both waste...
Up to 76% of India’s household waste goes to landfills, open dumps and water bodies, even though 85% of it is recyclable! In April 2016, India launched updated nationwide rules for Solid Waste Management, a key part of which includes segregation (sorting of waste) in all houses.
Abstract: I draw on my experiences as an organizer with a waste-pickers collective, Kagad Kach Patra Kashtakari Panchayat in Pune, India, to reflect on the power dynamics in control of public space. The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), a public body, has used public resources to facilitate and...
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.