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de Brito, Deia. March 2012.  God is My Alarm Clock.  WIEGO Workers' Lives No. 1,  

God is My Alarm Clock: A Brazilian Waste Picker's StoryDona Maria Brás was a tireless force in helping Brazilian waste pickers overcome persecution and gain respect and security as members of cooperative ventures. This Workers' Lives article tells her story.

 

WIEGO Workers' Lives Series

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Mather, Celia. 2012.  WIEGO Research Project: Informal Workers’ Organizing.  

Workers OrganizingThis paper provides an overview of informal workers' own self-organization across a number of sectors.

 

Findings highlight both the special characterisitics of each sector and the differences between them.

 

Primary Sectors studied include domestic workers, home-based workers, waste pickers and street vendors.

 

This paper is part of WIEGO's initial contribution Global Technical Programme at the Solidarity Center in the U.S. (www.solidaritycenter.org)

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Sankaran, Kamala and Roopa Madhav. 2012.  Informal Economy: Law and Policy Demands, Lessons from the WIEGO India Pilot Study.  WIEGO.  

garment workers in India

In 2008, WIEGO initiated the Law and Informal Economy project, focusing on the legal aspects of helping informal workers with economic opportunity, labour rights, benefits and protection.

 

This paper highlights some of the key lessons learned from the project regarding the nature of the informal economy and the manner in which legal and policy tools can address the concerns of those working in the informal economy.

 

The model for this pilot project in India is currently underway in Ghana, Peru and Thailand.

 

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To learn more about this project, visit WIEGO's microsite, Law & Informality

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Jones, Elaine, Sally Smith and Carol Wills. 2011.  Trading Our Way Up: Women Organizing for Fair Trade.  Cambridge, MA, USA:  WIEGO.  

Trading Our Way Up: Women Organizing for Fair TradeThis book details the findings of the multicountry action research project Women Organizing for Fair Trade, funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs through its call to action under Millennium Development Goal 3: Promote Gender Equity and Empower Women. The action research involved women producers and their organizations in seven countries, and was conducted from 2009-2011 under the direction of WIEGO's Global Trade Programme.

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Nohn, Mattias. 2011.  "Mixed-Use Zoning and Home-Based Production in India."  WIEGO Urban Policies Briefing Notes,  No. 3.   access publication

Valodia, Imraan, ed. 2011.  South Africa’s Informal Economy: Reflections From a Second Exposure Dialogue in Durban.  School of Development Studies Research Report,  No. 90.  access publication

Dias, Sonia. 2011.  "The Municipal Waste and Citizenship Forum: A Platform for Social Inclusion and Participation."  WIEGO Urban Policies Briefing Note,  No. 7.   access publication

Dias, Sonia. 2011.  "Integrating Informal Workers into Selective Waste Collection: The Case of Belo Horizonte, Brazil."  Urban Policies Briefing Note,  No. 6.   access publication

Dias, Sonia. 2011.  "Integración de los trabajadores informales en la recolección selectiva de residuos: El caso de Belo Horizonte, Brasil."  Nota Informativa sobre Políticas Urbanas,  No. 6. 1 

Integracion de los trabajadores informales en la recoleccion selectiva de residuos: El caso de Belo Horizonte, BrasilIntegracion de los trabajadores informales en la recoleccion selectiva de residuos: El caso de Belo Horizonte, BrasiI. La presente Nota Informativa ahonda en el origen y los elementos clave de la política pública enfocada en la integración de una categoría de trabajadores informales —los catadores (recicladores) en Belo Horizonte, Brasil— la cual fue esbozada en la Nota Informativa anterior (No. 5).

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Watson, Vanessa. 2011.  Inclusive Urban Planning for the Working Poor: Planning Education Trends and Potential Shifts.  WIEGO Urban Policies Research Report,  No. 11.  access publication
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