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Bangalore was once known as a green city, but of recent times it has become known as a garbage city. Enter, Hasiru Dala Innovations, which is a social enterprise committed to changing waste in Bangalore and to creating predictable livelihoods for waste pickers. Hasiru Dala provides total waste...
A video tribute to chai in India, "the drink that fuels the nation and keeps it alive awake and progressive."
Comfort Dryden of the WIEGO Delegation at Habitat III featured in a video by Next City speaking on inclusion of urban informal workers. A related news article is available on Next City's website.
Gabriela Olguin, una lider de la Confederacion de Trabajadores de la Economia Popular (CTEP) y de la Cooperativa el Adoquin en Argentina habla de la situacion de los y las trabajadoras a domicilio y la necesidad de modificar la ley para proporcionar mejor proteccion a este grupo de trabajadores...
Sobre el Dia internacional de los y las trabajadoras a domicilio - el 20 de octubre - WIEGO entrevistó a Epifania Epinsola (una trabajadora a domicilio) para saber los principales desafios de las trabajadoras, que estan haciendo para organizar y sus principales demandas.
On October 20th, International Home-Based Workers' Day, WIEGO's Dr. Marty Chen discusses current statistics on home-based workers, their needs and main demands and speaks about the international campaign to ratify ILO Home Work Convention C177.
For WIEGO, secure work is the key to tackling poverty. Here's what we would do with 100 million dollars (submitted as part of the MacArthur 100&Change Competition). Photos by: Juan Arredondo/Getty Images Reportage Paula Bronstein/Getty Images Reportage Ryan Brown/UN Women Jonathan Torgovnik/Getty...
Firoza Mehrotra of HomeNet South Asia - a regional network of organizations of home-based workers - discusses what women home-based workers need to increase their economic opportunities: organizing, recognition as workers and negotiating skills. Learn more about WIEGO’s work with the UN High-Level...
Poliana Inacio, um líder no Movimento Nacional de Catadores de Materiais Recicláveis (MNCR) do Brasil fala sobre o empoderamento das mulheres. Saiba mais sobre o trabalho da WIEGO com UN High-Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment
Madalena Duarte, um líder no Movimento Nacional de Catadores de Materiais Recicláveis (MNCR) do Brasil fala sobre o empoderamento das mulheres. Saiba mais sobre o trabalho da WIEGO com UN High-Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment
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.