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Este documento discute el proceso para la certificación de competencias laborales usado en Colombia y el papel que WIEGO desempeña en apoyo a dicho proceso en varias municipalidades en Colombia. Available in English
This document emphasizes the transformation of the waste management model and the labor certification process, which is a recognition of a know-how that occurs in contexts and with diverse populations that have not always been able to receive formal education. The role of WIEGO is to accompany the...
This is a 5-page executive summary of a 59-page research guide (in Portuguese), Gestão da coleta seletiva e de organizações de catadores: indicadores e índices de sustentabilidade (Selective Waste Management and Waste Pickers’ Organizations: Indicators and Sustainability Indices). The guide...
Newsletter This issue contains the features on Inclusion of Waste Recyclers in the Solid Waste Management Rules of Government , Global Supply Chain and Home-Based Workers ” and Members Celebration of Labour Day .
en Español Este video, producido por WIEGO en colaboración con la Universidad de Uruguay UDELAR y el proyecto "Más allá de la basura" SCEAM-CSIC, examina el impacto de la privatizacion de la basura y las politicias municipales de restriccion de acceso a la basura, particularmente mediante la...
Recomendación 7/2016 CDHDF: “Omisiones en el sistema de recolección, separación y destino final de residuos sólidos urbanos en la Ciudad de México, así como en la generación de condiciones para el trabajo digno de las personas que realizan esas actividades.”
Indira, a waste picker with Hasiru Dala in Bangalore, India explains the contribution of waste pickers at the Expert Group Meeting on the Informal Economy held on July 28, 2016 in Surabaya, Indonesia. Translation by Kabir Khan of Hasiru Dala.
Indira, a waste picker with Hasiru Dala in Bangalore, India explains how occupational identification cards have helped workers at the Expert Group Meeting on the Informal Economy held on July 28, 2016 in Surabaya, Indonesia. Translation by Kabir Khan of Hasiru Dala.
Kabir Khan of Hasiru Dala discusses waste picker inclusion policies and issues in Bangalore at the Expert Group Meeting on the Informal Economy held on July 28, 2016 in Surabaya, Indonesia.
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.