Organization and Representation Programme

Statement on the International Year of Cooperatives – Social and Solidarity Economy: A Call for Systemic Change

Organization and Representation Programme

Desafios dos sindicatos na organização e representação das pessoas trabalhadoras em emprego informal

Com a intenção de aprofundar o conhecimento e a compreensão da relação entre sindicatos e pessoas trabalhadoras em empregos informais, a...

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...

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...

Implementing ILO R204 on the Transition from the Informal to the Formal Economy: Lessons from South Africa’s Experience

The responsibility for implementation of the International Labour Organization’s Recommendation 204 concerning the Transition from the Informal...

Chains and Challenges: Craft Supply Chains in Africa

Because crafts are such an important source of work and income for home‑based workers in Africa, HomeNet Africa, in partnership with WIEGO,...

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and Waste Pickers

This brief explores the challenges that waste pickers face with EPR and offers ideas for developing more inclusive EPR systems, based on...

Supporting Self‑Organization of Home‑Based Workers in Africa: Lessons Learned

This organizing brief draws out the lessons of HBWs organizing in five countries; Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda. It...

New calculator reveals the amount of equivalent CO2 mitigated by waste picker activity

In time for the COP 26 United Nations Climate Change Conference, a new tool for calculating greenhouse gas emissions mitigated by waste pickers...