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Ernestina Ochoa de la Federacion Internacional de Trabajadoras del Hogar (IDWF) explica la importancia del empoderamiento de las mujeres trabajadoras del hogar Conoce más sobre el trabajo de WIEGO con UN High-Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment
Poonsap Tulaphan, a leader of HomeNet Thailand , explains how her organization is working to empower homeworkers: through policy advocacy and legal protection, skill building, and negotiating with employers for better working conditions. Learn more about WIEGO’s work with the UN High-Level Panel on...
Full webcast of UN HLP Report Presentation to the Secretary-General event at the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly.
By 2030, two-thirds of the world's population will live in cities. Next City's journalists were in Surabaya, Indonesia, talking to leaders from across the world who have been convened by the United Nations to draft a New Urban Agenda. For more information, see Next City’s article
Adelle Blackett, professor of law at McGill University, spoke with WIEGO about the adoption of C189 and its significance, her role in challenging mindsets about domestic work and the importance of domestic workers’ voices in arriving at the adoption. Read a related blog post .
At the inaugural session of the UN HLP on Women's Economic Empowerment Consultation on the Informal Economy, Renana Jhabvala (Chair of the WIEGO Board and National Coordinator of SEWA) presents on the importance of exercising collective voice across scales.
Ela Bhatt delivers closing address at UN HLP Consultation at SEWA , August 5th. View the transcript here.
en Español Este video, producido por WIEGO en colaboración con la Universidad de Uruguay UDELAR y el proyecto "Más allá de la basura" SCEAM-CSIC, examina el impacto de la privatizacion de la basura y las politicias municipales de restriccion de acceso a la basura, particularmente mediante la...
Gloria Solorzano Espinosa de la Red Nacional de Trabajadores y Trabajadoras Autoempleados (RENATTA) en Perú habla de la importancia de la Ordenanza sobre el comercio ambulatorio en Lima, Perú en la Reunión del grupo de expertos sobre la economía informal sobre el 28 de julio del 2016 en Surabaya...
Indira, a waste picker with Hasiru Dala in Bangalore, India explains the contribution of waste pickers at the Expert Group Meeting on the Informal Economy held on July 28, 2016 in Surabaya, Indonesia. Translation by Kabir Khan of Hasiru Dala.
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.