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Indira, a waste picker with Hasiru Dala in Bangalore, India shows her occupational identification card and states they should be supplied for all 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.
Laura Guanoluisa de la Red Nacional de Recicladores de Ecuador (RENAREC) habla de la importancia de los uniformes de los recicladores, el reconocimiento de los recicladores como proveedores de servicio y de la seguridad social en la Reunión del grupo de expertos sobre la economía informal el 28 de...
Este blog fue escrito por Tania Espinosa Sánchez, Coordinadora para Latinoamérica del Programa de Leyes de WIEGO, y Consejera de la Comisión de Derechos Humanos de la Ciudad de México.
Tania Espinosa consejera de CDHDF y Coordinadora para Latinoamérica del Programa de Leyes de WIEGO habla sobre la labor y derechos de "los barrenderos del Distrito Federal" en una entrevista hecha por El Punto Crítico TV.
Problems of Urban waste management and sustainable livelihood to waste-pickers through formal employment are like conjoined twins. Hasiru Dala, a for-benefit, not-for-loss social enterprise based in Bangalore has understood this and has made its mission to change the world we live in, for both waste...
Up to 76% of India’s household waste goes to landfills, open dumps and water bodies, even though 85% of it is recyclable! In April 2016, India launched updated nationwide rules for Solid Waste Management, a key part of which includes segregation (sorting of waste) in all houses.
Abstract: I draw on my experiences as an organizer with a waste-pickers collective, Kagad Kach Patra Kashtakari Panchayat in Pune, India, to reflect on the power dynamics in control of public space. The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), a public body, has used public resources to facilitate and...
On July 15th 2016, Mexico City’s Human Rights Commission (CDHDF) issued Recommendation 7/2016, named “Omissions in Mexico City’s urban solid waste collection, separation and final disposal, and in the creation of decent work conditions for those who undertake these activities.” It recognizes that...
By Federico Parra & Olga Abizaid Medellin has recently been touted as a poster city for urban development. In recent years, the city has overcome the daunting urban economic and security challenges it faced in the 1980s and has evolved into a vibrant metropolis. The feat, according to many, was...
Por Federico Parra y Olga Abizaid Recientemente, Medellín ha sido alabada como una ciudad modelo en materia de desarrollo urbano. En los últimos años, la ciudad ha logrado superar los abrumadores desafíos urbanos económicos y de seguridad que enfrentó en la década de 1980 y se ha convertido en una...
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.