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En este documento los investigadores presentan una detalla descripción del trabajo de los recicladores que acompañan los vehículos del servicio de recolección de basuras de Ciudad de México, mejor conocidos como voluntarios. En él se analizan las restricciones y violación de derechos que enfrentan...
Comunicado de prensa Viernes 3 de mayo, 2019 Ciudad de México, México
El presente documento describe en qué consiste la labor de los trabajadores voluntarios, la forma en que se realiza, las condiciones de salud e higiene en sus labores, su organización gremial, los riesgos que enfrentan de perder el acceso a los residuos que constituyen su medio de sustento, la...
Pour voir cette page en français cliquez ici April 26-28, 2019 Legal professionals and public officials lived and worked alongside informal street vendors and waste pickers for two nights and a day as part of WIEGO's Law Exposure Dialogue Programme (EDP) in Dakar, Senegal. A powerful catalyst for...
Dakar, Senegal Photo credit: Sonia Dias The Reducing Waste in Coastal Cities Strategic Planning Meeting and the first-ever West African waste pickers Workshop was held in Dakar, Senegal from 1-5 April 2019. The event gathered organizers, global waste picker leaders from across the globe (Argentina...
An exploratory health risk mapping in five waste picker cooperatives in Brazil considers waste pickers' work routines and workplace conditions, and highlights the specific risks faced, which are often exacerbated by the exclusion from labour and social protection measures.
Waste pickers from Accra, Ghana, were surveyed to understand the main occupational health challenges and hazards they face. In total, 119 workers participated, 39 of them worked in landfill and 80 were street waste pickers; 54 were women, 62 men and three with no identified gender.
Depuis son ouverture sur le site de Malika début des années 70 dans la banlieue dakaroise à Malika, la décharge de Mbeubeuss a fait l'objet de plusieurs études, réveillé les curiosités et fait naître des passions. Faute de gestion efficace de la part des autorités, le tri des déchets devient vite l...
In Dakar, Senegal, women continue to face economic and social inequities — from illiteracy to poverty to gender discrimination — but it’s also true that change is happening. Informal women workers have decided that they can improve their position if they join hands with other women and organize to...
Valdete Roza é uma catadora brasileira e líder em sua cooperativa. Ela é pioneira em discussões de gênero com catadoras e catadores em toda a sua cidade e país. Como mulheres trabalhadoras em todo o mundo, Valdete Roza se reveza apressadamente entre uma série de atividades domésticas — pendurar...
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.