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Bangkok, Thailand Photo:Paula Bronstein/Getty Images Reportage The HomeNet South East Asia (HNSEA) Assembly and workshop in Bangkok took place on October 9th and 11th 2017. The event had several objectives, such as to receive and share country reports on the activities of HNSEA affiliates; to learn...
New Delhi, India Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images Reportage The 12th Global Labour University (GLU) Conference took place on October 4th to 6th 2017 u nder the title “Reincarnation or Death of Neoliberalism? The rise of market authoritarianism and its challenges for labour”at the Jawaharlal...
Accra, Ghana Photo: Juan Arredondo/Getty Images Reportage On September 30, 2017, members of informal workers’ associations of Accra joined the Women's General Assembly and engaged the Ghanaian Minister of Gender, in Accra, at the Holy Spirit Cathedral Hall. The Assembly is an established platform...
Popayan , Colombia Photo by Juan Arredondo/Getty Images Reportage On September 29, 2017, the launch of the first payment to Popayan waste pickers as providers of public recycling services took place in Popayan, Colombia. Federico Parra, WIEGO’s Waste Picker Coordinator for Latin America, and Maria...
New Delhi, India Photo by: Paula Bronstein - Getty Images/Reportage Co-hosted by WIEGO, SEWA and FORCES (Forum for creches and child care services), the workshop “Quality Childcare as a Right of All Workers: Collaborating for Action” took place in New Delhi on 12 September 2017. The objectives of...
Washignton D.C., USA On September 7th, 2017, the World Resources Institute (WRI) launched the report “Powering Cities in the Global South: How Energy Access for All Benefits the Economy and the Environment”. This publication is concerned with the challenge of expanding access to energy in the...
Geneva, Switzerland Photo by Jonathan Torgovnik / Getty Images-Reportage The International Union of Food Workers (IUF) Women’s Conference and IUF Congress took place between August 26th and September 1st, in Geneva, Switzerland. The IUF is one of WIEGO’s board members. Karin Pape, Deputy Director of...
Johannesburg, South Africa Photo by: Jonathan Torgovnik, Getty Images/Reportage A leadership training session took place on August 19th and 20th 2017, in Johannesburg. WIEGO’s advisor and emeritus team member Chris Bonner attended to provide the training to Gauteng Province leaders of the South...
Mexico City, Mexico The Shoe Shiners Union of Mexico City convened WIEGO Focal City Coordinator Tania Espinosa, legal expert Clara Jusidman and informal workers from diverse occupational groups to discuss challenges and opportunities for informal workers in the changing context of Mexico City. In...
Johannesburg, South Africa Hosted by the Society, Work and Development Institute (SWOP), Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) and Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO), the workshop “Crossing the Divide - precarious work and the future of labour” took place at the University of...
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.