African home-based workers are at the bottom of craft supply chains. Through an increased understanding of those supply chains they could overcome some of the challenges they are facing and improve their livelihoods.
Gandhian Activist Founder, Self-Employed Women’s Association Founding Chair, WIEGO Network
The news that a trade union and its partners in the National Dialogue Quartet in Tunisia had been selected for the Nobel Peace Prize was heartening for all of us who believe in peaceful political processes to advance social and economic justice.
En Bangkok, Samlion Jintapo, lleva una pequeña tienda de verduras desde su hogar. Ella solía suplementar sus ingresos de la tienda vendiendo cosméticos puerta a puerta, ganando 140 USD adicionales al mes. Pero en 2013, la subida de precios de la gasolina incrementó dramáticamente sus gastos en transporte, y Samlion tuvo que dejar la venta puerta a puerta.
In Bangkok, Samlion Jintapo now runs a small grocery shop from her home. She used to supplement her income from the shop by selling cosmetics door-to-door, making an additional $140 US per month. But in 2013, Samlion had to give up the door-to-door sales work when rising gas prices dramatically increased her transport costs.
Desde 2007, WIEGO ha trabajado con grupos de recicladores y recicladoras alrededor del mundo que organizan y representan a gente que se gana la vida vendiendo y reutilizando lo que otros han desechado como basura. Estos grupos luchan por conseguir que estos trabajadores sean reconocidos formalmente y remunerados de manera justa por la crucial contribución que hacen a los sistemas municipales de gestión de residuos, al medio ambiente y a la vida de la ciudad.
