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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...
30 de abril de 2019 Trabajadores no asalariados demandan terminar con discriminación y acceso a seguridad social Ciudad de México Trabajadores no asalariados presentaron su propuesta de reformas al Reglamento de Trabajadores No Asalariados, en el contexto de las consultas anunciadas por miembros del...
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania In April, 2019, WIEGO Waste Specialist Sonia Dias delivered a talk on WIEGO's gender and waste project and communication for inclusive recycling, and shared what was learned through the Gender & Waste project at this international conference. She provided insights about...
Pour voir cette page en français cliquez ici April 26-28, 2019 Legal professionals and public officials lived and worked alongside informal street vendors and waste pickers for two nights and a day as part of WIEGO's Law Exposure Dialogue Programme (EDP) in Dakar, Senegal. A powerful catalyst for...
View this page in English Dakar, Sénégal À Dakar, au Sénégal, pendant deux nuits et une journée, des expertes et experts juridiques et des autorités publiques vivront et travailleront avec des vendeuses et vendeurs de rue ainsi que des récupératrices et récupérateurs de matériaux dans le cadre du...
University of Pennsylvania Round-table Philadelphia, PA, USA According to the United Nations Population Division, "More than one half of the world population lives now in urban areas, and virtually all countries of the world are becoming increasingly urbanized." In the global South, the past decade...
Unity is Our Strength! The 6th Congress of StreetNet International (SNI) took place from 09-12 April, 2019, in Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan. The Congress is the highest decision-making structure in the organization and meets every three years to discuss the challenges of the sector and consult on...
Geneva, Switzerland The Expert Group Meeting- Reducing Inequalities: SDG 10 Progress and Prospects in Geneva was a two-day preparatory meeting organized by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) and the World Bank. It helped inform the July 2019 meeting of the United...
Dakar, Senegal Photo credit: Sonia Dias The Reducing Waste in Coastal Cities Strategic Planning Meeting and the first-ever West African waste pickers Workshop was held in Dakar, Senegal from 1-5 April 2019. The event gathered organizers, global waste picker leaders from across the globe (Argentina...
Nairobi, Kenya Participants engaged in an activity called 'The Bus Stop' , where they were required to get on and off the bus as they agreed and disagreed with a number of statements regarding the realities of Home-based workers (HBWS). Photo Credit: Vanessa Pillay 42 participants from Kenya, Uganda...
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.