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DECENT WORKING CONDITIONS FOR INFORMAL ECONOMY WORKERS
The seminar was held as a joint initiative
between IRENE and the Organising and Representation Programme of WIEGO.
Support was given by HomeNet International and StreetNet International
and IFWEA (International Federation of Workers’ Education Associations).
Soesterberg, The Netherlands, 5 - 7 April 2002.
The self-organisation of homeworkers,
street-vendors, domestic workers and other workers in the informal economy
has led to the formation of unions, workers’ organisations and NGOs.
These organisations have strengthened their positions through networks
which include HomeNet and StreetNet and international coalitions for
example, WIEGO (Women in Informal Employment Globalizing and Organizing).
The ILO convention on homework and the
discussion to be held at this year’s ILO conference in June on "Decent
work and the informal economy" has begun the process of
recognition of rights for these workers although the process of their
formal representation in policy bodies still has a long way to go.
For more information contact:AvLuijken@irene-network.nl
You can download the report (pdf file, 27 pg, 299 Kb) here: 
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Important new materials on women workers in the informal economy can be found at the web-sites of the organisation which participated at the seminar.
Web addresses:
WIEGO: http://www.wiego.org
SEWA: http://www.sewa.org
HOMENET INTERNATIONAL: http://www.newethic.org/homenet/
STREETNET INTERNATIONAL: http://www.streetnet.org.za
IFWEA: http://www.tsl.fi/ifwea/
GLOBAL LABOUR INSTITUTE: http://www.global-labour.org
COMMITEE OF ASIAN WOMEN: http://caw.jinbo.net
ILO: http://www.ilo.org
ILC document: http://www.ilo.org/public/english/standards/relm/ilc/ilc90/pdf/rep-vi.pdf
ILO background documents 'informal economy: http://www.ilo.org/infeco
CLEAN CLOTHES CAMPAIGN: http://www.cleanclothes.org
RESPECT: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/kalayaan
and : http://www.solidar.org
PRO WOMEN FOUNDATION: http://www.home.dntis.ro~prowomen
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