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Des milliers de travailleurs à domicile sous-traités ont contribué, directement ou indirectement, aux revendications dressées dans cette plate-forme. Celle-ci se fonde sur les informations recueillies auprès des travailleurs à domicile, au fil de nombreuses années, y compris la Déclaration de Delhi...
This is an account of the “Developing Leadership & Business Skills for Informal Women Workers in Fair Trade” project, which took place in three countries in Africa – Kenya, Ghana and Uganda – between December 2012 and December 2015. The project aimed to develop the leadership and business skills of...
The work of women informal workers remains undervalued, unrecognized and underpaid. It is still perceived as a secondary activity even when it is the main source of family income. Informal women workers themselves remain unaware of their rights, largely unrepresented in consultations and policy...
Le travail des travailleuses informelles demeure sous-estimé, mal connu et mal payé. Il est encore perçu comme activité secondaire même lorsqu’il s’agit de la source principale du revenu familial. Les travailleuses informelles elles-mêmes ignorent leurs droits, demeurent largement non représentées...
El trabajo de las trabajadoras en la economía informal continua siendo subestimado, inadvertido y mal pagado. Todavía se le considera una actividad secundaria, aun en los casos donde representa la principal Fuente de ingresos del hogar. Las mismas trabajadoras en la economía informal siguen sin...
With lives and livelihoods governed by so many forces beyond their control, women coffee producers like Jenipher Wettaka know it takes more than a global movement to make lives and livelihoods better. It takes a cooperative spirit in their communities to cultivate change. This publication looks at...
From the website: Gumutindo is an organisation of smallholder coffee farmers who produce washed arabica coffee for the specialty coffee market. We live and work on the misty ridges and in the lush upland valleys of Mount Elgon, an extinct volcano on the eastern border of Uganda.
From the website: UGAFAT is a fair Trade network in Uganda established in September 2008 by producers who organized themselves for the purpose of Fair Trade Facilitation, debate and advocacy. Its status as a Federation means that its members and observers are autonomous with regard to their own...
This video describes WIEGO's program "Securing Economic Rights for Informal Women Workers" with Gumutindo Coffee Cooperative in Uganda.
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.