WIEGO is a global network focused on securing livelihoods for the working poor, especially women, in the informal economy. This section presents a summary of WIEGO – and of the informal workers and their organizations who are the focus of  WIEGO's work.

The WIEGO Network consists of individuals and institutions from three broad constituencies:

• membership-based organizations (MBOs) of informal workers such as trade unions, cooperatives, and worker associations
• researchers and statisticians who carry out research, data collection, or data analysis on the informal economy
• practitioners from development agencies (inter-governmental, governmental, and non-governmental) who provide services to or shape policies towards the informal workforce

WIEGO's founders decided that the WIEGO network should build alliances and draw on the expertise of individuals and institutions from each of these constituencies around the globe.