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The Gender and Waste Project has been an ongoing-platform for women waste pickers to voice their opinions and perspectives on gender inequalities, both individually and collectively. This project has sought to challenge the obstacles that currently impede women’s ability to shape and change (1)...
On International Waste Picker Day, WIEGO’s Sonia Dias tells us what works and the challenges ahead In recent years, waste pickers have made significant progress in gaining greater recognition as key environmental and economic agents. Their work collecting recyclables from city streets and keeping...
En el Día Internacional de los Recicladores y Recicladoras, Sonia Dias, de WIEGO, nos relata las experiencias que han funcionado y los retos pendientes En los últimos años, la población recicladora ha logrado avances significativos en la consecución de un mayor reconocimiento como agentes...
In Spanish with English subtitles En español con subtítulos en inglés From 28-30 November 2016, informal recyclers from Brazil hosted the international event, Expocatadores, in which they invited Latin American and European recyclers to join them in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, to celebrate the 15th...
In Spanish with English subtitles En español con subtítulos en inglés From 28-30 November 2016, informal recyclers from Brazil hosted the international event, Expocatadores, in which they invited Latin American and European recyclers to join them in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, to celebrate the 15th...
In Spanish with English subtitles En español con subtítulos en inglés From 28-30 November 2016, informal recyclers from Brazil hosted the international event, Expocatadores, in which they invited Latin American and European recyclers to join them in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, to celebrate the 15th...
In Spanish with English subtitles En español con subtítulos en inglés From 28-30 November 2016, informal recyclers from Brazil hosted the international event, Expocatadores, in which they invited Latin American and European recyclers to join them in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, to celebrate the 15th...
In Spanish with English subtitles En español con subtítulos en inglés From 28-30 November 2016, informal recyclers from Brazil hosted the international event, Expocatadores, in which they invited Latin American and European recyclers to join them in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, to celebrate the 15th...
From 28-30 November 2016, informal recyclers from Brazil hosted the international event, Expocatadores, in which they invited Latin American and European recyclers to join them in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, to celebrate the 15th Anniversary of the National Movement of Pickers of Recyclables (MNCR)...
Waste picker news from around the world in GAIA's February 2017 newsletter. Find additional information about GAIA here .
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.