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9:00 am – 10:30 a.m. EDT (GMT-4) On Wednesday, June 3, Global Deal partners and experts presented and discussed good practices from around the world to highlight how social dialogue, involving governments and representatives of employers’ and workers’ organizations, has contributed to the transition...
On Tuesday, 2 June, 7:30 am – 8:30 a.m. EDT, waste sector specialist from WIEGO’s Urban Policies Programme, Dr. Sonia M. Dias, joined global city leaders as they discussed how ocean pollution impacts cities, what cities can do to prevent it and how these efforts can address related city priorities...
9:00 am EDT (GMT-4) – 10:30 a.m. WIEGO Waste Specialist Dr. Sonia M. Dias participated in a Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP) webinar that focused on how COVID-19 was affecting women and the necessary actions to promote gender-sensitive responses to the pandemic. The webinar, which was...
9:00 am EDT (GMT-4) – 11:00 a.m. Rachel Moussié , WIEGO’s Deputy Director of Social Protection participated in a webinar, WIEGO Impacts of COVID-19 on care politics, hosted on the SocialProtection.org Platform. Joining Debora Diniz, Brown University / University of Brasilia and Valeria Esquivel, ILO...
On May 19th, 2020, WIEGO Urban Policy specialists joined representatives from the World Bank for an exchange about informal workers in cities and COVID-19. Introduced by WIEGO Senior Advisor Marty Chen, the event shed light on the impact of the health and economic crisis on informal workers...
WIEGO’s Social Protection Director Laura Alfers joined a panel discussion as part of the WomenLift Health Gender & Power in COVID-19 Speakers Series. Look around you and see what reality your fellow people live in. That’s what’s going to get you the reputation of a good leader, if you pay attention...
WEBINAR April 21: WIEGO’s Laura Alfers, Director of Social Protection, and Carmen Roca, Focal City Lima Coordinator, delivered a webinar about the dual health and economic crisis that is impacting the world's informal workers - and what could be done.
The Centre for Global Development hosted this event, which featured WIEGO's Laura Alfers, to highlight cash transfers as a tool for response and development in the context of the current COVID-19 pandemic. Event site While recognizing that no intervention is a silver bullet, panelists explored the...
On March 4 at 9am ET/North America), 11am Brazil and 5pm Nairobi, #WasteChat - a Twitter chat in English and Spanish on waste picker livelihoods, environmental contributions, and sustainable waste management.
In Accra, the events marking International Waste Pickers Day (March 1st) will last all week. Waste pickers will hold a press conference, a carnival and a photo exhibit to showcase their contributions.
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.