Women & Work
20 Apr 2026•Karen Tramontano
Advancing Fairness: GFI's Vision for Workers' Rights
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Gloriose Uwizeyimana, Domestic Worker from Rwanda
28 Apr 2026 • SYTRIECI
Many people believe that domestic workers are of low value, but I do not see it that way. This work allows me to provide for my family, so it has dignity and importance.
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28 Mar 2026•Meriam
"I Do Everything": A Day in the Life of Meriam
A day in the life of Meriam, 53, looks like this: wake up at 6 am, get dressed, and walk over to the main house to begin work. Clean the entire house, do the laundry, iron any clothes for her employers or their kids, cook all the meals, feed the dogs, let them out, and finish up around 7 pm. Repeat, Monday through Friday.
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26 Mar 2026•Asma Ben Hassen
New Realities for Platform Workers in Tunisia
When first studied in 2022, platform work in Tunisia was a little understood concept. Platform-mediated ground work (such as deliveries and transportation) and platform-mediated cloud work (such as freelancing and digital services) were growing rapidly, but the workers remained largely invisible to policy and decision-makers. At the time, all platform workers operated informally, without contracts, social protections, access to government benefits, or a clear path to formalization.
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