Brazil

Brazil Law: Lei No. 6.586 (Brazil) – Classifica o comerciante ambulante para fins trabalhistas e previdenciários

Brazilian law classifying street vendors for the purpose of labor and social security law.

MNCR on Youtube

Title: Essa Gente Vai Longe…. – Parte 2 Documentário MNCR Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X5532wuDm8 Parte 1 Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtUp9ZSQ7lg&feature ...

Gathering Occupational Health Data from Informal Workers – The Brazilian Experience

A Gender Perspective on Recycling

A presentation, made at WIEGO’s 6th General Assembly, that has been piloted in Brazil to help empower women waste pickers. RelatedWIEGO’s...

Palavra Ética Frei Gilvander | Tema : Reciclagem

(English) In this interview, Sonia Dias, WIEGO’s Sector Specialist -Waste Pickers, speaks about the ILO’s Recommendation 204,...

The Statute of the City, Law No. 10.257 of 2001

The City Statute (Law 10.257) is a federal law passed in Brazil in 2001 that builds on the Federal Constitution of Brazil to create a new...

OHS Initiative for Informal Workers – The Case Study of Brazil

OHS Learning Meeting May 2011

Centro Gaspar Garcia de Direitos Humanos

A partir do site da Centro Gaspar Garcia: O Centro Gaspar Garcia de Direitos Humanos é uma organização ecumênica, não governamental (ONG),...

Mulheres Catadoras

Presentation (Portuguese) on the Waste and Gender Programme developed by Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO),...

VIDEO: Ivaneide Souza on Coaching

WIEGO’s Sonia Dias and Ivaneide Souza, of Redesol, discuss the importance of coaching for informal workers, especially women.  In Portuguese...