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A documentary trailer that tells the story of Americans who survive by recycling trash in Oakland, CA. Visit the Dogtown Redemption website Redemption documentary trailer on Vimeo .
Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights for the state of Hawaaii
Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights for the state of Hawaii.
Front-line jobs in the fast food industry—including cooks, cashiers, delivery workers, and other non-managerial positions—rank among the lowest-paying occupations in the U.S. economy. In response to growing criticism, industry spokespersons have defended low wages for front-line fast food workers by...
More information about NELP is available on the website .
"Immigrant Nation" is an online interactive documentary beginning Summer 2013. The first video is about a domestic worker and the elderly woman she cares for. For more information about this domestic worker and other videos, see the New York Times article here .
A blog post by Sean Basinski about a new bikeshare program and its effects on street vendors in New York City. To learn more about the Rockefeller Foundation's Informal City Dialogues project, click here .
El presente artículo tiene por objetivo demostrar que el servicio de limpia es un servicio público cuya realización corresponde al Gobierno del Distrito Federal y a las delegaciones. Posteriormente, se establece de manera específica quiénes son las autoridades encargadas de la prestación de dicho...
From the documentary's website: "They are New York City’s gleaners – struggling at the edge of our society. You see them on almost every street corner in America’s richest city – thousands of jobless New Yorkers combing through the garbage, scooping through the slime. The prize they pursue are empty...
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Millions of women work long hours, in dangerous conditions, for little pay. They are fighting for change, with the help of ILO Convention 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers. Watch this video to learn how.
Workers Education/Organizing Materials
This manual helps street vendors learn more about the regulations that govern public space and how to defend the right to work in public space. It describes successful actions taken by street vendor organizations. And it offers information to help you organize and negotiate with local government.
WIEGO Working Papers
Mike Rogan reviews how informal workers are taxed, why there is growing interest in taxing them, and whether they should be included in the tax net.