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Los investigadores presentan a través de la voz de varios recicladores la historia de este vertedero, la creación de la planta de reciclaje y las soluciones de vivienda para algunos de los recicladores, y la dura situación que enfrentan quienes ya no pueden trabajar al interior del vertedero.
Elaborado mediante entrevistas con recicladores, y observación etnográfica en el Vertedero de León, este documento proporciona una descripción de las condiciones de trabajo por parte de los recicladores, las principales problemáticas que enfrentan y la amenaza tacita de cierre sin por ahora...
Este vertedero de la ciudad de Guatemala y municipios cercanos es quizás un buen ejemplo de lo que significa coordinar el trabajo de recicladores al interior de un vertedero, mitigando o reduciendo significativamente los riesgos de todo tipo. A través de un documento que recoge las visitas y...
On the 25th February 2016, in London, IIED and partners hosted a conference to help build a new policy agenda for integrating the informal economy into inclusive green growth and sustainable development. It was titled ‘The biggest ‘private sector’: what place for the informal economy in green and...
This special issue on urban livelihoods was developed in collaboration with WIEGO. Abstract: The occupation of waste picker has taken on new importance as a livelihood, especially since the last global economic downturn. Increasingly, waste pickers are being recognized for their valuable...
This special issue on urban livelihoods was developed in collaboration with WIEGO. “Clean Team” provides serviced, free-standing toilets as a sanitation option in low-income areas of Kumasi, Ghana. A cross-sectional survey was carried out to assess sanitation and hygiene practices in 199 Clean Team...
em português ABSTRACTS: English VALLIN, Isabella de Carvalho. Gender and Environment: the double burden of environmental injustice in a cooperative of women of recyclable materials in São Paulo. 2016, 152. Master thesis (Master in Environmental Science) - Environmental Science Graduate Programme -...
The involvement of informal workers in municipal service delivery is generally theorized and studied as a key component of a neoliberal privatization agenda that erodes both the public sector and the rights of workers employed within it. This paper critically analyses innovative approaches to...
Estos hallazgos están basados en una investigación que se realizó en 2012 como parte del Estudio de Monitoreo de la Economía Informal (EMEI), un proyecto de Ciudades Inclusivas.
City Report (English) Executive Summary (English) Sumário Executivo (português) Resumen Ejecutivo (español) The Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS) is designed to provide credible, grounded evidence of the range of driving forces, both positive and negative, that affect conditions of work in...
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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.