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Time: 9:00 am - 10:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time Languages: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Russian, Hindi and Bahasa Indonesian. Securing access to safe and effective vaccines is an issue of economic justice , because it is crucial for protecting workers’ health and livelihoods. In March 2021...
Date: Monday 12 July Time: 9.30 a.m. – 11 a.m. EDT Languages: English, with French, Spanish and Thai translation available Launch of global study findings This webinar served to launch global findings for the WIEGO-led COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy study , funded by the IDRC. Panelists...
Time: 2 p.m. Brazil Standard Time on July 6 and 2 p.m. Brazil Standard Time on July 13 Translation: Spanish and Portuguese translation were available Hosted by Brazil's National Movement of Waste Pickers (MNCR) and the Cata Saúde online capacity-building project, these webinars provided a platform...
The Generation Equality Forum is a global gathering for gender equality convened by UN Women and co-hosted by the governments of Mexico and France, in partnership with activists, youth and civil society. The event kicked off in Mexico City in March and culminated in Paris from 30 June to 2 July. The...
ASEAN Regional Forum on Social Protection to Empower Women At this forum , hosted by Oxfam, participants from women’s organizations including WIEGO, national and international organizations, civil society, UN agencies and governments, and social protection experts discussed why and how to make...
109th Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC) ‣ ILO final Statement ‣ Introduction ‣ Global Network Position Paper ‣ Notable events with WIEGO Partners present ‣ Interventions of our delegates ‣ More information ILO final Statement Workers take fight for social protection to ILC Summary...
Access to child-care services for informal women workers This webinar sought to bring together different actors in the child-care sector across the labour and women’s rights movements and the early childhood development community. Time: 12.30 p.m. – 2 p.m. UTC & GMT (8.30 a.m. – 10 a.m. EST)...
Time: 9am–11am EST In partnership with Ford Foundation and UNU-WIDER, WIEGO co-hosted an event to celebrate the book and call attention to the future of informal work. In mid-2020, Routledge Press published The Informal Economy Revisited: Examining the Past, Envisioning the Future . This volume...
CSW65 The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), a functional commission of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), is a global policy-making body dedicated exclusively to promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women. Representatives of UN Member States, civil society...
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.