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Ley General de Residuos Sólidos en Perú
Technology and innovation at the base of the economic pyramid Nisha is nineteen years old and spends her days hunched over a small board on the ground, rolling incense sticks for a local contractor in Ahmedabad, India. Rolling incense sticks by hand is hard work, and Nisha earns just 10-12 rupees...
En agosto de 2016, la Comisión de Derechos Humanos del Distrito Federal (CDHDF) publicó por primera vez una Recomendación sobre el servicio de gestión de residuos para abordar las condiciones laborales de los y las recicladoras de la ciudad. Incluye medidas que tanto el gobierno central como las...
In August 2016, Mexico City's Commission on Human Rights (CDHDF) issued the first-ever recommendation on waste management service to address the labour conditions of the city’s waste pickers. It includes measures that the central government and the delegations (municipalities) should implement to...
Boletín Informativo de WIEGO para Organizaciones con Base de Miembros (OBM), diciembre 2015 Read the newsletter in English . Leer el boletín en español . Lire cette lettre d'information en français .
Une newsletter de WIEGO aux organisations de travailleurs informels basées sur leurs adhérents (OBA), novembre 2016. Read the newsletter in English . Leer el boletín en español . Lire cette lettre d'information en français .
Belo Horizonte, Brazil PIMPEX was an event for dialogue about the challenges faced by women waste pickers working in the streets of Belo Horizonte, with a focus on gender and race. At this event, the Belo Horizonte School of Design, with support from WIEGO, repaired and decorated two manual carts...
Bangalore was once known as a green city, but of recent times it has become known as a garbage city. Enter, Hasiru Dala Innovations, which is a social enterprise committed to changing waste in Bangalore and to creating predictable livelihoods for waste pickers. Hasiru Dala provides total waste...
Berlin, Germany The “Co-producing sustainable cities?” conference took place in Berlin, Germany, from September 14th to 21st. The event aimed to reflect on the reciprocal relationship between city governments and civil society for sustainable urban development in the global South and North...
O Movimento Nacional dos Catadores de Materiais Recicláveis (MNCR) é um movimento social que há cerca de 10 anos vem organizando os catadores e catadoras de materiais recicláveis pelo Brasil afora.
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.