Global Alliance of Waste Pickers
The Global Alliance of Waste pickers is a networking process started after the 1st World Conference of Waste pickers held in Bogotá, Colombia, in 2008. Waste pickers organizations and allies from more than 30 countries participated in this first global event organized by the Bogota Waste Pickers’ Association, Kagad Kach Patra Kashtakari Panchayat waste pickers’ […]
HomeNet International
HomeNet International is a global network of membership-based workers’ organizations representing thousands of home-based workers (HBWs) around the world. In February 2021, 36 HBW organizations from 20 countries became the first affiliate members to join the organization, representing more than 600 000 HBWs. Introduction HomeNet International is a global network of membership-based workers’ organizations representing […]
International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF)
IDWF is a membership-based global organization of domestic and household workers. A domestic or household worker is any person engaged in domestic work within an employment relationship. They believe domestic work is work and all domestic and household workers deserve to enjoy the same rights as all other workers. Their objective is to build a […]
Solidarity Center
The Solidarity Center is the largest U.S.-based international worker rights organization helping workers attain safe and healthy workplaces, family-supporting wages, dignity on the job, widespread democracy and greater equity at work and in their community. Allied with the AFL-CIO, the Solidarity Center assists workers across the globe as, together, they fight discrimination, exploitation and the […]
International Federation of Workers’ Education Associations (IFWEA)
The International Federation of Workers’ Education Associations (IFWEA), formed in 1945, is a global federation of worker educators. IFWEA is focused on adult education opportunities for workers and the communities in which they live throughout the world. IFWEA is governed by worker associations, and is independent of governments, state institutions, political parties and employer organisations. […]
Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C)
The Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C) aims to inspire a better future for all human settlements. The GPR2C is an open, flexible, diverse network of civil society and local government organizations committed to political action and social change through the promotion, defense and fulfillment of the Right to the City at […]
Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO)
Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO) is a global network focused on empowering the working poor, especially women, in the informal economy to secure their livelihoods. We believe all workers should have equal economic opportunities, rights, protection and voice. WIEGO promotes change by: improving statistics and expanding knowledge on the informal economy; building […]
