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This book is organised around some of the key themes related to the organising of waste pickers and their integration into municipal waste management systems that were debated at the Bogotá conference. Currently WIEGO and its partner organisations are exploring issues related to how waste pickers...
Intuition and common sense suggest that recycling waste mitigates greenhouse gases. Now, data from all over the developed world shows this to be true. But what about the developing world? Almost 1% of the population in cities of the developing world is made up of recyclers, mostly informal and...
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Contains fact sheets on Street Vendors, Waste Collectors, and Home-based Workers (also available separately)
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From the website: The Green Hub at MIT is a collaborative project of MIT’s CoLab, Oxfam Great Britain (GB), and the Presencing Institute. The mission of Green Hub is to work collaboratively with MIT schools, departments and research centers, NGOs, governments, private sector groups, and others to...
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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.