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WIEGO, together with Coordinadora Regional de Organizaciones de Trabajadores y Trabajadoras en Domicilio en América Latina y el Caribe (COTRADO-ALAC), hosted the Third Regional Meeting of Home-based Worker Organizations and Supporters in Latin America.
HomeNet Southeast Asia, in collaboration with regional advocacy platform SEA Junction and WIEGO, held a panel discussion on social protection for informal workers and their need for inclusive health insurance and social security provisions.
Members of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) gathered in Bangkok, Thailand for the ASEAN Summit from 31 October – 4 November 2019. This meeting which is held biannually provides a platform to discuss the economic, political, security and socio-cultural development of...
Photo Credit: Jonathan Torgovnik/Getty Images Reportage In keeping with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals, in particular, SDG 1.3 “Implement nationally appropriate social protection systems and measures for all, including floors, and by 2030 achieve...
Geneva, Switzerland The International Labour Organization (ILO) hosted the 6th Conference of the Regulating for Decent Work Network in July 2019. WIEGO organized a special session during the conference under the theme “The Social Contract for Workers in the 21st Century”. The focus of the WIEGO...
A historic instrument on Ending Violence and Harassment in the World of Work was adopted at the International Labour Conference (ILC) in 2019. WIEGO's delegation included informal worker representatives, who advocated for the convention to include all workers, especially the world's poor and...
International Domestic Worker Federation (IDWF) affiliates from across Africa gathered in May at this workshop, aimed at strengthening worker leaders' skills in negotiating with employers and with government. This was a follow up to the Making it Real workshop held in Nairobi, Kenya in June 2018.
The “Domestic Workers and C189: Power and Skills to Make it Real” workshop was held in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania. The event, hosted by WIEGO and the IDWF, gathered representatives of all IDWF affiliates across Africa. This workshop was a follow up to the Domestic Workers and C189: Making it Real...
Mexico City, Mexico On Monday, 6 May 2019, WIEGO and COPRED hosted a press conference in Mexico City where they released a document that includes a series of demands from workers - a direct result of mesas which were held in late February. COPRED and WIEGO planned to launch a photo-video campaign...
Mexico City In May 2019, research findings on the human rights situation of waste pickers in Mexico City were released and discussed at a press conference. Tania Espinosa, WIEGO Focal City CDMX Coordinator, presented a WIEGO report on this research. This was a joint partnership with Mexico City’s...
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.