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This 20-minute video by WIEGO and partners, Asiye eTafuleni(AeT) in South Africa; HomeNet Thailand; and the Self-Employed Women's Association in India tells the stories of informal workers and the difficulties they face in accessing health services in their respective countries. It also presents...
10th Anniversary Dialogues on Human Rights and Legal Pluralism: Migration & Transnational Labour, with Adelle Blackett and François Crépeau
Este video animado de siete minutos muestra cómo ciudades en diferentes continentes han desarrollado diversos esquemas para integrar a los recicladores y las recicladoras a los sistema de manejo de residuos; y cómo todos ‒los recicladores, los residentes de la ciudad y los presupuestos municipales‒...
At Harvard’s annual India Conference on February 6, 2016, Renana Jhabvala, National Coordinator of SEWA and chair of the WIEGO Board, was the lead speaker and Marty Chen, International Coordinator of WIEGO and member of the Harvard faculty, was the chair of a panel entitled “Empowering Women at the...
Nohra Padilla, a Colombian waste picker/recycler advocate and recipient of the 2013 Goldman Environmental Award , is interviewed by Cities Alliance, during COP21 in Paris, France. In Spanish with subtitles in English.
This video highlights photos resulting from the collaboration between Getty Images Reportage, Hewlett Foundation and WIEGO to document women at work in Ghana, South Africa, India, Thailand, Peru and Colombia. The project aimed to raise the visibility of informal workers (and their contributions)...
Intervención de Nohra Padilla, Directora de la Asociación de Recicladores de Bogotá (ARB), en un panel organizado por la Embajada de Brasil en Francia de forma paralela a la COP21 en París. En ella, Nohra discute la experiencia de la lucha en Colombia para el reconocimiento de los derechos de los...
Este video de 20 minutos de WIEGO y organizaciones socio Asiye Etafulani (AeT) en Sudáfrica, HomeNet Thailand en Tailandia, y la Asociación de Mujeres Autoempleadas (SEWA) en la India, narra las historias de los trabajadores en la economía informal y las dificultades que enfrentan para tener acceso...
Myrtle Witbooi, a leading labor rights activist on behalf of Domestic Workers, was honored with the 2015 Fairness Award. Ms. Witbooi is the General Secretary of the South African Domestic Service and Allied Workers Union (SADSAWU) and the first president of the International Domestic Workers...
VIDEO: Just Recycling: The Social, Economic and Environmental Benefits of Working with Waste Pickers
VIDEO: This 7-minute animated film shows how cities on different continents have taken diverse approaches to integrating waste pickers in municipal waste management systems -- and how waste pickers, residents and city budgets have all benefited. en español | en français | in Zulu Learn more: Just...
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.