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Universal Health Coverage as a Right of Informal Workers in India New Delhi, India Photo: Paula Bronstein/ Getty Image Reportage In a collaboration between WIEGO and SEWA, the “Universal Health Coverage as a Right of Informal Workers in India: Collaborating for Action” roundtable took place on 19th...
University Town, Penn State University, USA The Symposium “Labor Informality in Comparative Perspective: Toward a More Just Future for Workers to be hosted by the Center for Global Workers’ Rights” took place on April 19th and 20th at the Penn State University, United States. WIEGO’s waste...
Dakar, Senegal The aim of the consultation on public space in Dakar was to create a platform for the exchange of information between authorities and street vendor representatives about the challenges and opportunities for inclusive public space management in the markets of Dakar. The consultation...
Dakar, Senegal L’objectif de la consultation est d’ouvrir une plateforme d’échange d’informations entre autorités et travailleurs de l’économie informelle afin d'accroître leur compréhension mutuelle et d’initier des actions publiques concertées. Il s’agit de réunir des acteurs variés (maires...
Mexico City, Mexico A workshop with informal workers took place from March 19th to 22nd 2018, in Mexico City. One of the event's main objectives was to create a common platform with informal workers' demands and proposals to put forward to candidates running for head of Mexico City’s government in...
Bogota, Colombia Photo by: Juan Arredondo/ Getty Images Rerportage On March 15th and 16, 2018, the Digital Communication Workshop for Recyclers was held in Bogotá. On the 15th the activities gathered recyclers from Colombia, and on the 16th, recyclers from Redlacre gathered one day before their...
Seminar: Finding New Solutions to Intractable Problems Johannesburg, South Africa Jonathan Torgovnik/Getty Images Reportage Read the seminar report . The seminar “Finding New Solutions to Intractable Problems: Approaches to Occupational Health & Safety in the Informal Economy, and the Extractives...
Bangkok, Thailand On February 15, 2018, two representatives from the New York Street Vendor Project , Director Sean Basinski and Lei Bai, met with a group of Bangkok street vendors to exchange experiences and strategies. The group in Bangkok is beginning to organize in the context of the...
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Photo by: Paula Bronstein, Getty images / Reportage WIEGO attended the World Urban Forum 9 (WUF 9) with workers and organizers from HomeNet Thailand and the Federation of Informal Workers of Thailand. The delegation brought attention to the need for cities to work with...
Cape Town, South Africa Photo by Jonathan Torgovnik/Getty Images Reportage The African Centre for Cities International Urban Conference took place from February 1st to 3rd, 2018, in Cape Town, South Africa. This event celebrated ACC's ten-year anniversary and drew together leading urban scholars and...
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.