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Belo Horizonte, Brazil PIMPEX was an event for dialogue about the challenges faced by women waste pickers working in the streets of Belo Horizonte, with a focus on gender and race. At this event, the Belo Horizonte School of Design, with support from WIEGO, repaired and decorated two manual carts...
Quito, Ecuador Habitat III was the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development. The Habitat III process lasted over a year, and involved a range of meetings, consultations and policy discussions geared towards generating input for a global urban development agenda. The...
During the 71st session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, the UN High-Level Panel for Women's Economic Empowerment (UN HLP for WEE) launched their first report. WIEGO and SEWA were represented on the panel and, since March of 2016, advocated for informal workers' demands and...
Berlin, Germany The “Co-producing sustainable cities?” conference took place in Berlin, Germany, from September 14th to 21st. The event aimed to reflect on the reciprocal relationship between city governments and civil society for sustainable urban development in the global South and North...
Accra, Ghana Jonathan Torgovnik/Getty Images Reportage Associations of informal economy met representatives of major Ghanaian political parties, at the Ghana National Association of Teachers Hall, in Accra. The theme of the meeting was “Ensuring Optimal Involvement of the Urban Informal Sector in...
In cooperation with the Office of the Vice-Chancellor of University of Witwatersrand, UN Women hosted a South-South Consultation on 11 August 2016 in Johannesburg, South Africa, under the theme: Making Economies Work for Women in the South: What Will it Take? In line with the objectives of the UN...
The consultation “Women's Voices from the Informal Economy” brought together members of the Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA) from across India to share their diverse experiences as workers in the informal economy with members of the UN Secretary General’s High-Level Panel (HLP) for Women’s...
San Jose, Costa Rica UN SGHLP Panelists and Deputies in San Jose, Costa Rica - July 15, 2016 The UN Secretary General's High-level Panel (UN SGHLP) for Women's Economic Empowerment met for the second time on July 15th. SEWA National Coordinator and Chair of WIEGO Board Renana Jhabvala represented...
Consultation on Ratification of C189 in Latin America: 13 July 2016, San Jose, Costa Rica In advance of the second meeting of the UN SGHLP, the HLP Secretariat, the Government of Costa Rica, the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and UN Women...
On July 13 2016, in advance of the second meeting of the UN SGHLP, the HLP Secretariat, the Government of Costa Rica, the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and UN Women jointly hosted an event on the ratification of ILO Convention 189 on...
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.