Skip To Content

The Americas

All posts in The Americas

  • street vendors in peril Post

    Where are the inclusive cities? Street vendors globally face increasing hostility

    The WIEGO Urban Policies Team analyzed news articles on street vendors from six continents over the past 18 months to gain a better understanding...

    Read More
  • food vendor at the Mercado Bolívar in Lima Post
    Building Collective Power April 29, 2019

    61% of the world’s workers still fighting for 8-hour day

    133 years after the Chicago working-time strike that gave rise to May Day, 2-billion workers continue to fall outside regulations for working...

    Read More
  • Post
    Livelihoods April 28, 2019

    ¿Dónde están las ciudades inclusivas? Vendedores y vendedoras ambulantes en todo el mundo se enfrentan a hostilidades crecientes

    El equipo de Políticas Urbanas de WIEGO analizó en los últimos 18 meses nuevos artículos sobre venta ambulante en seis países para comprender...

    Read More
  • Post
    Livelihoods March 12, 2019

    Como atingir as metas de empoderamento econômico das mulheres: Primeiro, garantir que as mulheres possam reconhecer sua própria dignidade e autoestima

    Valdete Roza é uma catadora brasileira e líder em sua cooperativa. Ela é pioneira em discussões de gênero com catadoras e catadores em toda...

    Read More
  • street vendor Post

    Cities are undermining the potential of universal cash grants to support women’s economic empowerment and reduce poverty

    Ninety-two per cent of women’s employment in the developing world is in the informal economy, and as urbanization proceeds an increasing...

    Read More
  • Dakar focus group for women street vendors Post
    Livelihoods March 08, 2019

    Working Poor Women are Redefining How to Achieve Gender Equality

    For International Women’s Day, WIEGO is launching a month-long series to dive into the lives of women working in the informal economy. We...

    Read More
  • Dakar focus group for women street vendors Post
    Building Collective Power March 08, 2019

    L’égalité des sexes : les travailleuses pauvres redéfinissent la voie à suivre

    En cette Journée internationale de la femme, WIEGO lance une série d’un mois sur la vie des femmes travailleuses de l’économie informelle....

    Read More
  • Dakar focus group for women street vendors Post
    Building Collective Power March 08, 2019

    Las mujeres pobres redefinen la forma de lograr la igualdad de género

    Con motivo del Día Internacional de la Mujer, WIEGO va a presentar una serie de artículos durante este mes de marzo para profundizar en las...

    Read More
  • Women’s Economic Empowerment group photo Post
    Gender and Waste Project March 08, 2019

    How to Hit Women’s Economic Empowerment Targets: First ensure women can recognize their own dignity and self worth

    Valdete Roza is a Brazilian waste picker and leader in her cooperative who is pioneering gender discussions with her colleagues across her...

    Read More
  • Pile of plastics Post
    Building Collective Power February 28, 2019

    New Project Explores How Waste Pickers Can Help Solve the Ocean Plastics Waste Crisis

    A Q&A with Taylor Cass Talbott It’s hard to miss the shocking images of heaping plastic floating in the middle of the world’s oceans...

    Read More