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Speech presented by Dan Gallin at the International Domestic Workers' Federation, Founding Congress which was held in Montevideo, Uruguay from October 26-28, 2013.
Programa WIEGO: Fortaleciendo la voz de los trabajadores informales en las decisiones de política social en América Latina
WIEGO has translated the President of Mexico's July 2013 speech, in which he discusses informal employment in Mexico. He notes that "New, more accurate methods introduced by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) have made it clear that six out of every 10 jobs is in the informal...
The text (English) and a recording (Spanish) of the speech by Nohra Padilla at the 2013 International Labour Conference are available on the ILO website. Nohra is a wastepicker from Colombia and was a member of the WIEGO delegation. Her speech begins on page 20/87.
This presentation shares information about Social Protection work by SEWA (Self Employed Women's Association).
"SEWA has organized around 49,240 waste pickers and cleaners in Ahmedabad. SEWA is constantly trying modes to inclusively link our traditional waste pickers with the solid waste management system in our country, to lessen the impact of urbanization and privatization. For this, SEWA is working hands...
The SEWA Trade Committee wrote a tribute to Nohra Padilla, on her winning the Goldman Environmental Prize, 2013. The Trade Committee leaders said, “This achievement of Nohra ben will surely make our struggle more strong and powerful. We salute the efforts of Nohraben and her organization and want to...
The informal economy plays an important role in most middle income countries. Informal economic activities are characterized by low levels of technology and jobs with low levels of skills and productivity. Informal institutions governing relationships in the informal economy, and formal institutions...
This presentation includes two speeches given on the occasion of Ela Bhatt's receipt of the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development. First, a welcome speech was given by the Congress President, Sonia Gandhi. Next, Ela Bhatt gave a speech after being presented with the prize. Read...
Presentation at WIEGO Colloquium, 'World Class Cities’ and the Urban Informal Economy: Inclusive Planning for the Working Poor
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.