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Date: November 14, 2024 Time: 11am ET Duration: 90 minutes Language: English and Spanish Register to Attend The Centre for Legal and Social Studies (CELS), the Union of Workers in the Popular Economy (UTEP) and WIEGO will share evidence denouncing the drawback of social policies for workers in the...
In a new documentary film, “The Waste Commons” explores the impending closure of Senegal’s Mbeubeuss dumpsite and the struggle of more than 2,000 informal waste pickers for recognition.
The upcoming webinar seeks to explore these pressing issues, focusing on diverse childcare provision models such as cooperatives, social franchises, and state-funded frameworks, particularly in resource-limited settings.
Date: August 5, 2024 Time: 18:00 South African Standard Time Language: English only Register to attend The Wits School of Law and WIEGO invite you to the launch of the edited volume, Mapping Legalities: Urbanisation, Law and Informal Work , edited by Dr. Thomas Coggin and Dr. Roopa Madhav. Covering...
The 112th Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC) is being held at the International Labour Organization (ILO) Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, in June 2024. Government officials, trade union representatives and employers’ associations from 187 countries gather every year in Geneva...
This webinar –co-hosted by UNU-WIDER and WIEGO– will serve to launch the book "COVID-19 and the Informal Economy: Impact, Recovery and the Future" and feature reflections and a Q&A with the book editors and authors.
Date: September 12th, 2023 Time: 9:00 EDT | 14:00 BST | 16:00 EAT | 18:30 IST Register to attend! Urban planning plays a crucial role in creating services and infrastructure that support the needs and well-being of young children and their families. Cities present important challenges for the...
Date: August 29th, 2023 Time: 9.00 Brazil / 14.00 South Africa Duration: 90 minutes Languages: Portuguese, English and French Register to attend! The closure of large-scale open dumps poses a key challenge to waste-picker livelihoods. Working alongside worker organizations, WIEGO has helped develop...
WIEGO will take part in the Labour Law Research Network (LLRN) conference with a panel titled "Collective Bargaining and Occupational Health and Safety for Informal Self-Employed Workers: Realizing ILO Recommendation 204".
WIEGO and StreetNet International have been collaborating for three years on work on social protection in sub-Saharan Africa. This conference will be combined with a field visit to a worker-driven cooperative scheme run by the Federation of Informal Workers of Nigeria (FIWON) as a complement to the...
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.