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Informal workers demand inclusion in economic recovery, after receiving little relief during Covid-19 crisis The workers call for expanded social protection and to be included in the recovery measures. The urgency is detailed in a global study that shows Accra ranked worst in government relief to...
COVID-19 Impact on Informal Workers in Accra The COVID-19 crisis has hit Accra hard, and informal workers have been hit the hardest. Many of these workers lost their livelihoods completely during the country’s initial lockdown and since then, earnings have been slow to recover. WIEGO’s team in Accra...
The worldwide WIEGO network kicked off its Global General Assembly by offering participants a guided tour of four areas in which it has turned collaboration with membership-based organizations into positive changes at the local level. Exhibitions offered a spotlight on: Informal Economy Monitoring...
Accra, Ghana On Thursday, May 2, 2019, WIEGO and Advocates for Community Alternatives (ACA) brought together street vendors, waste pickers and lawyers in Accra to open a dialogue to foster understanding between workers and legal professionals. The dialogue's goal was to pave the way towards...
WIEGO Team bios Programme Team Sally Roever International Coordinator See specialist profile Joann Vanek Senior Advisor, Statistics See specialist profile Françoise Carré Director, Statistics Programme See specialist profile Laura Alfers Director, Social Protection Programme See specialist profile...
WIEGO joins the Union of Informal Workers Associations (UNIWA) to call upon the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) in Accra, Ghana to immediately stop, and make remedy for, forced evictions of vendors and informal workers. Thousands of workers in the capital have been targeted under an ongoing...
Pandemic adds to informal vendors' challenges Street vendors, market traders and market porters provide necessary goods and services, especially to those who must buy life’s necessities in very small quantities at affordable prices. Those who sell food—both fresh food and prepared food—are an...
CSW63 UN Headquarters, New York Representatives of UN Member States, civil society organizations and UN entities gathered at the UN headquarters in New York from 11-22 March 2019 for the 63rd session of the Commission of the Status of Women (CSW63) . The event reaffirmed that access to social...
The RWCC Project Waste pickers worldwide contribute significantly in preventing ocean waste pollution by recycling and reusing materials that would otherwise end up in the environment. When better organized and formally integrated into recycling systems, waste pickers can increase their contribution...
Olga Abizaid - Global Focal Cities Coordinator Olga Abizaid has worked with WIEGO in a variety of roles since 2014. Currently, she provides support to WIEGO's work in Colombia, Peru and Senegal to strengthen, and give visibility to, informal workers organizations. This entails documenting 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.