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Taipei, Taiwan The 2017 International Workshop on Strategies for Combating Human Trafficking took place on July 25th and 26th in Taipei, Taiwan. The event is a high level-annual Conference (high level government people attending) on the effectiveness of efforts to counter human trafficking over the...
Mexico City, Mexico In the context of the recent introduction of the “right to care” to the Mexico City Constitution, WIEGO and OXFAM Mexico carried out a workshop about quality public child care for informal workers on July 24 2017. The workshop brought together informal workers representing five...
New York City, United States The Informality, Decent Work and Inclusive Economies Roundtable took place on July 13 2017 in New York City, United States. The event, organized by the Ford Foundation, was a platform for debate on issues regarding informality, decent work, and inclusive economies in the...
Geneva, Switzerland In order to mark the celebrations of the International Day of Cooperatives (July 1st), the ILO hosted the seminar “Cooperation among workers in the informal economy”, in Geneva, on 3 July 2017. The ILO and WIEGO published a report on an initiative that aims to deepen the...
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...
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.