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This is a newsletter from the Globalization and Labor Standards (GALS) Electronic Bibliographic Library at UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles).
From the introduction to this first edition of the newsletter: "WasteAid is an initiative from the international waste industry to start to meet some of the huge challenges presented by solid waste that face poor communities at home and overseas. Poor waste management can inflict disease, economic...
Recyclers in Nicaragua: A Productive and Environmental Force Recyclers in Nicaragua: A Productive and Environmental Force from Erik Flakoll Alegría on Vimeo .
Disertación sometida al Departamento de Psicología como parte de los requisitos para obtener el grado de Doctor en Filosofía con especialidad en Psicología; Departamento de Psicología, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Río Piedras. Documentos estudiantiles publicadas en el sitio web de WIEGO no se han...
Proyecto de ordenanza que regula el comercio ambulatorio en los espacios públicos en Lima, Perú
I Got Garbage aims to take rag-pickers away from scavenging, and bring them to the source of waste as uniformed service provider to bulk generators such as apartments, institutions, offices and hotels.
From the Executive Summary: "Inclusive Growth, which is a new approach to economic growth that aims to improve living standards and share the benefits of increased prosperity more evenly across social groups, has become a major challenge for many countries around the world. This objective is...
The roadmap addresses the economic exclusion of informal workers in Tunisia and presents strategies for incorporating the informal sector into the formal economy, with an emphasis on extending social safety and protections to informal workers and strengthening the government's capacity to develop...
Abstract: This paper explores what we have learnt about how to instigate, negotiate or otherwise secure pro-poor government in towns and cities of the global South. With competition for scarce resources, the processes of urban development, and specifically the acquisition of land and basic services...
Background from the paper: "Governments across the world try to reduce the size of the informal sector, because of many negative aspects that are associated with informal enterprises both at macro and micro level, e.g. poor labour conditions, a poor tax basis and poor coverage of social protection...
Videos / Slideshows / Audio
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.