Peru

Technology at the bottom of the economic pyramid: What’s inhibiting uptake by informal workers?

By Kendra Hughes

Tecnología en la base de la pirámide económica: ¿Qué impide que llegue a los trabajadores y trabajadoras en empleo informal?

Por Kendra Hughes

En todo Perú, las municipalidades están “mejorando” la situación de los vendedores ambulantes con los mercados cubiertos. ¿Están realmente mejorando sus condiciones?

Por Lissette Aliaga

Across Peru, Municipalities are “Upgrading” Street Vendors to Roofed Markets. Is it Really Improving Conditions?

Municipalities across Peru have been employing a strategy to improve conditions for street vendors: support their movement from sellers on...

From Lima to Bangkok, WIEGO Lays Out Strategy to Improve Conditions of Informal Workers in Six Target Cities

By Jenna Harvey It is morning rush hour in Bangkok and moto-taxi drivers ferry hurried commuters through stalled traffic. In Mexico City,...

What’s Changed for Domestic Workers since C189? Our Legal Team Unpacks the Progress

16 June 2011 was a momentous day for domestic workers around the globe. After a long, worker-led struggle, the International Labour Organization...

Multi-stakeholder meeting on the situation of urban waste pickers recycling solid waste in Peru

• November 19, 2015
• Hotel José Antonio
  Lima, Peru

12:15-14:30 Hotel José Antonio  

En Lima, la modernización dificulta el trabajo diario de algunas personas

La modernización en las ciudades sirve para facilitar el desplazamiento de los trabajadores y aportar comodidades, para hacer la vida más...

In Lima, modernization makes work harder for some

Modernization in cities is meant to ease the commute for workers and offer convenience — to make lives easier. But too often, it’s the poorest...

Street Vendors in Lima, Peru

Every formalization process benefits those who have money. The ones who are left behind are the ones who cannot pay. – Gloria Solórzano,...