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Building Collective Power July 04, 2024Overturning the Productivity Mandate: Putting People at the Centre
It is a myth that cooperatives, which put people at the centre, are not a viable alternative to the current economic system because they...
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Policy/Position Documents
Pessoas trabalhadoras informais são solidárias às pessoas cuidadoras e demandam serviços de cuidado de qualidade para todas
A Federação Internacional de Trabalhadores Domésticos (IDWF), StreetNet International, HomeNet International, a Aliança Internacional de...
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Policy/Position Documents
Работники неформальной занятости солидарны с работниками по уходу и призывают к предоставлению высококачественных услуг по уходу для всех
Международная федерация домашних работников (IDWF), StreetNet International, HomeNet International, Международный альянс сборщиков мусора...
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Policy/Position Documents
Position Paper on Decent Work and the Care Economy, Prepared for the 112th Session of the International Labour Conference
The International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF), StreetNet International, HomeNet International, the International Alliance of Waste...
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Research Reports
Written Observations on the Request for an Advisory Opinion on the Content and Scope of the Right to Care as a Human Right and its Interrelation with Other Rights
WIEGO submitted written observations to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on the right to care. The submission was developed...
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Statistical Briefs
Statistics on Waste Pickers: A Case Studies Guide
This report draws on the experiences and efforts of organizations of waste pickers to develop and make data on them available to policymakers...
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Advocacy Materials
Navigating Inflation: Impacts of the Cost-of-Living Crisis on Workers in Informal Employment in Accra, Ghana
This booklet shows how the cost-of-living crisis is affecting workers in informal employment in Accra, Ghana. It draws on exploratory research...
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Collective Bargaining March 20, 2024Street Vendors Organize Against Evictions in Dakar
Dakar’s street vendors have united in the PASI platform to assert their rights and propose alternative solutions to the evictions and relocations...
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Building Collective Power February 28, 2024Registering Informal Workers in India: e-Shram, an Opportunity Lost?
The launch of e-Shram, a national database of workers who earn a living in the informal economy, holds lessons for implementation going forward...
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Building Collective Power February 15, 2024Statistics as a Catalyst for Making Women Workers Visible
Renana Jhabvala, co-founder of SEWA and former chair of WIEGO, talks about the historical relationship between both organizations, and the...
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