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Todas y todos hemos visto imágenes al respecto: enormes montículos de basura con hombres y mujeres hurgando entre los desechos. Esta difícil situación ha aumentado la presión internacional respecto de los problemas ambientales y de salud pública de estos peligrosos sitios. A diferencia de los...
Nous avons tous vu ces images : des monticules d’ordures avec d’hommes et femmes fouillant dans les déchets. Cette situation difficile a fait augmenter la pression internationale relative aux enjeux de l’environnement et la santé publique de ces si dangereux sites. Les décharges à ciel ouvert, à la...
We’ve all seen the pictures: heaping trash mounds with men and women sifting through the discards. This challenging situation has increased international pressure over environmental and public health concerns from these dangerous sites. Open dumps, unlike sanitary landfills, are not engineered to...
On March 1st, waste pickers around the globe will mark International Waste Pickers' Day. Activities on that day and through the week offer a chance to showcase the contributions of this important workforce.
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As COP25 gets underway, our deep dive into two years of news coverage reveals that the green army of waste pickers leading urban recycling efforts deserves greater recognition for its efforts in solving one of the most pressing problems of our times.
Alors que la COP25 est lancée, notre couverture détaillée de l’actualité des deux dernières années révèle que l’armée verte de récupératrices et récupérateurs de matériaux vouée au recyclage urbain mérite d’être mieux reconnue pour l’énergie qu’elle consacre à résoudre l’un des problèmes les plus...
Junto con el inicio de la COP25, nuestro profundo análisis de dos años de cobertura periodística revela que el ejército ecológico de personas recicladoras, protagonistas de las iniciativas de reciclaje urbano, merece un mayor reconocimiento por sus esfuerzos para resolver uno de los problemas más...
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Millions of women work long hours, in dangerous conditions, for little pay. They are fighting for change, with the help of ILO Convention 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers. Watch this video to learn how.
Workers Education/Organizing Materials
This manual helps street vendors learn more about the regulations that govern public space and how to defend the right to work in public space. It describes successful actions taken by street vendor organizations. And it offers information to help you organize and negotiate with local government.
WIEGO Working Papers
Mike Rogan reviews how informal workers are taxed, why there is growing interest in taxing them, and whether they should be included in the tax net.