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Technology and the Future of Work: Experiences of informal waste workers and street vendors in Dhaka, Lima, and Nairobi

By , on January 01, 2016

"Through a year-long project supported by the Rockefeller Foundation, Practical  Action  and WIEGO (Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing) have explored the disruptive impact of technologies on informal workers, examining the technologies themselves and the influence of cities, work, and systems. At the heart of the research are the perspectives and experiences of poor urban workers in waste picking and street vending sectors in cities at different stages of development, providing a platform for their voices and issues to be integrated into global debates. This policy briefing presents evidence of the barriers to and opportunities for realizing Technology Justice for urban informal workers."

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Action, Practical, and WIEGO, Practical. Technology and the Future of Work: Experiences of informal waste workers and street vendors in Dhaka, Lima, and Nairobi. , , . Practical Action, 2016. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Tech_Justice_Practical_Action.pdfAction, P., and WIEGO, P. (2016). Technology and the Future of Work: Experiences of informal waste workers and street vendors in Dhaka, Lima, and Nairobi. , , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Tech_Justice_Practical_Action.pdfAction, Practical, and WIEGO, Practical. "Technology and the Future of Work: Experiences of informal waste workers and street vendors in Dhaka, Lima, and Nairobi." Practical Action, 2016, .Action Practical, and WIEGO Practical. "Technology and the Future of Work: Experiences of informal waste workers and street vendors in Dhaka, Lima, and Nairobi." (2016). https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Tech_Justice_Practical_Action.pdfAction, P, and WIEGO, P 2016, 'Technology and the Future of Work: Experiences of informal waste workers and street vendors in Dhaka, Lima, and Nairobi', , , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Tech_Justice_Practical_Action.pdfPractical Action, and Practical WIEGO, 'Technology and the Future of Work: Experiences of informal waste workers and street vendors in Dhaka, Lima, and Nairobi' (2016). Action P., and WIEGO P. Technology and the Future of Work: Experiences of informal waste workers and street vendors in Dhaka, Lima, and Nairobi. . 2016. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Tech_Justice_Practical_Action.pdfAction, Practical, and WIEGO, Practical. Technology and the Future of Work: Experiences of informal waste workers and street vendors in Dhaka, Lima, and Nairobi. . 2016. , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Tech_Justice_Practical_Action.pdf

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