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Accra, Ghana “Concerning the evictions we know we are a part of Accra, we pay taxes, some of us keep our receipts, we are doing our best but with evictions our policy makers don’t include us, they make their decisions without us and then come and chase us out. You will see ‘remove’ written on your...
"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...
Dakar, Senegal From December 13th to 15th 2017, in Dakar, Senegal, a group of experts from civil society and international organizations gathered for the Technical Consultation Validation of the Draft Five Year Project on Transformation of the Informal Economy and the Roadmap for the Elaboration of...
Dakar, Senegal Du 13 au 15 décembre à Dakar, au Sénégal, un groupe d’experts issus de la société civile et d’organisations internationales va se rassembler pour valider la Consultation Technique de la version préliminaire du Projet Quinquennale pour la Transformation de l'Économie Informelle et la...
Lilongwe, Malawi A workshop with the Malawi Union for the Informal Sector (MUFIS) leadership took place on December 12th to 14th 2017, in Lilongwe, Malawi, in order to support MUFIS in efforts to implement Recommendation 204 in Malawi. Several topics were discussed during the three-day activity...
Bangkok, Thailand Photo by: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images Reportage HomeNet Thailand and WIEGO hosted the Street Vendors and Right to the City Workshop in Bangkok, Thailand, on December 7th 2017. This meeting convened leaders from four street vendor associations across Bangkok. Researchers, urban...
Grahamstown, South Africa The 10th International Conference on Researching Work and Learning (RWL 10) took place between December 6th and 8th 2017, at the Rhodes University, in Grahamstown, South Africa. The Researching Work and Learning (RWL) conference is the leading international research...
Cambridge, MA, United States Photo by: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images Reportage On November 27th, 2017, The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy hosted the discussion “Labour Rights as Human Rights.” The event was conducted by WIEGO’s International Coordinator, Martha Chen, and Marlese von Broembsen...
Brescia, Italy Photo by: Juan Arredondo/Getty Images Reportage The University of Brescia hosted the seminar “Inclusive Cities, urban livelihoods and women's economic empowerment – the case of waste pickers” on November 23rd 2017, in Brescia. WIEGO’s Waste Specialist Sonia Dias was one of 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.