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By Carlin Carr On a quiet lane, Mayuri Suepwong, a member of HomeNet Thailand, is working away in her colorful, two-story home. Her main room suits her well as a workspace: it’s a wide-open area, leaving plenty of floor area to conduct her home-based garment-making business. Various materials are...
"We make the city, what does the city do for us?" Hosted by Working Peoples' Charter (WPC), and co-curated by Alliance of Indian Waste-Pickers (AIW) and WIEGO Focal City Delhi, Informal Workers' Narratives was held in Delhi, India, on two days - January 14th and January 18th, 2018. Informal Workers...
Nairobi, Kenya Kampala, Uganda Following the Funding Leadership and Opportunities for Women (FLOW) project in Africa, a workshop took place in Nairobi from January 8th to 9th, and in Kampala from January 10th to 11th 2018. Vanessa Pillay, WIEGO’s Organization and Representation Programme Officer...
A discussion with Mirai Chatterjee on SEWA’s holistic model and approach The Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) in India has been a pioneering trade union for poor women workers since 1972, branching off into a number of different initiatives to holistically support its members. It soon...
Photo book celebrating Marty Chen's 20 years at WIEGO, from the WIEGO team.
Presentation made during the WIEGO 20th Anniversary Research Conference.
Presentation made during the WIEGO 20th Anniversary Research Conference.
Magali Marega and Jo Vervecken draw on in-depth interviews of farmworkers in the Ecuadorian Banana farms, showing the health hazards of working in this sector. Through the voices of the workers, their core argument is that the problems encountered in the sector need to be understood within the...
Video from "Informal Workers' Narratives" hosted by Working People's Charter and co-curated by WIEGO and the Indian Alliance of Wastepickers (AIW).
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.