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This short document introduces the women who made the fabric bags for WIEGO's 2018 General Assembly.
A profile on Senegalese waste picker, Aziz Seck. Jointly written by Adama Soumaré and Dieynaba Tandiang. Photos courtesy of Coumba Diop, Dakar Focal City intern.
This "solutions article" from the group Apolitical explores the growing need for migrant domestic workers in many developed countries, and what can be done or is being done to protect these vulnerable workers. WIEGO's Karin Pape is quoted in the article.
Hetal Laileshbai Kishori of Ahmedabad does double duty, caring for others at home and as a domestic worker.
Pushpaben Ishwarbhai Makwana puts in long days looking after her household and four children in Ahmedabad, India and also working as a domestic worker.
The Balsewa child care centre model was initiated by the Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), a trade union in India, to fill a gap in the provision of child care facilities for its members: poor women working in the informal economy. Meet some of the women who work in these centres and learn...
The Garment Worker Diaries is a yearlong research project focused on the lives and wages of garment workers in Cambodia, Bangladesh and India.
Accessible quality child care is especially vital to ensuring women—who bear most of the responsibility for caring for children—can be productive workers. Across Bangkok, public and privately funded child care centres operate to fulfil this need. This case study examines how three centres resources...
Having access to quality child care enables mothers to earn an income while knowing their children are safe and well cared for. Balsewa centres are run by the Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) of India to serve its members. This case study introduces some of the women who work in these...
Magali Marega and Jo Vervecken draw on in-depth interviews of farmworkers in the Ecuadorian Banana farms, showing the health hazards of working in this sector. Through the voices of the workers, their core argument is that the problems encountered in the sector need to be understood within the...
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.