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Geneva, Switzerland Photo by Paula Bronstein/ Getty Images Reportage The 5th International Labour Organization (ILO) Conference for Regulating Decent Work took place between July 3rd and 5th, 2017, in Geneva, Switzerland, at the ILO headquarters. The conference gathered researchers from all over the...
Brighton, United Kingdom Photo by Juan Arredondo/Getty Images Reportage Organized by the Global Research Forum, Institute of Development Studies and the University of Sussex (SPRU), the conference “Sustainable Lifestyle, Livelihoods and the Circular Economy” took place from 27 to 29 June 2017, in...
Toronto, Canada Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images Reportage The Labour Law Research Network (LLRN) Conference is held every two years and is one of the most important events to gather labour law scholars, researchers, and activists. LLRN’s third conference took place at the University of Toronto...
Brussels, Belgium Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images Reportage The panel “Innovative approaches for more inclusive social protection of informal workers” took place at the European Development Days on 8 June 2017, in Brussels. The event was an outcome of a workshop carried out in Kenya last year...
Dakar, Sénégal Une table ronde sur la prise en charge des travailleuses et travailleurs de l'Informel dans les programmes de protection social au Sénégal a été organisé à Dakar, le 30 mai. Il a été une opportunité de discuter les questions et défis qu'ils font face. Parmi les participantes de l...
Santiago, Chile The Second Latin American Meeting of Home-based Worker Organizations and Supporters was held from 23 to 25 May 2017 in Santiago de Chile. Home-based workers from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Nicaragua, Peru and Uruguay exchanged information, discussed future activities, and developed a...
Johannesburg, South Africa The 3-day national workshop, “'Consensus-Building' on the Implementation of ILO Recommendation 204 on Transition from the Informal to the Formal Economy," was convened by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the National Economic Development and Labour Council...
Cairo, Egypt and Beirut, Lebanon “Informal labor is not a marginal issue in Arab countries. It is a core component of modern Arab economies and the distribution of work therein and is doomed to expand under current policies.” - Samir Aita, Lead Researcher, Arab Watch on Economic and Social Rights...
Bangkok, Thailand On May 4, 2017, WIEGO, HomeNet Thailand, and the Bangkok Federation of Informal Workers (composed of member-based organizations of home-based workers, domestic workers, motorcycle taxi drivers and street vendors) convened a Policy Dialogue on Informal Workers with representatives...
Stockholm, Sweden The seminar “Organizing women informal workers: Experiences of a global research-policy network” took place on May 3rd at the University of Stockholm in Sweden. At this seminar, senior researchers and activists of the WIEGO leadership team shared and reflected upon their...
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.