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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). Read the newsletter in English . Leer el boletín en español . Lire cette lettre d'information en français .
This issue focuses on COP21.
12:15-14:30 Hotel José Antonio WIEGO and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES) convened the fifth multi-stakeholder meeting on solid waste recyclers. In this event, the experiences regarding waste picker inclusion as service providers in Bogota, Colombia were shared. It was also an opportunity to...
Women waste pickers experience multiple forms of oppression within the sector, despite the invisibility of these specific gender-based vulnerabilities. Based on findings from a research-action project with women waste pickers, this paper maps out the objectives of the participatory project and...
Abstract: As the informal recycling sector closes the gap where formal systems (run by private enterprises or public utilities) cannot provide waste collection, processing and recycling services to a sufficient extent, informals have to be considered as an integral part of the existing systems. As...
Since 2007, WIEGO has worked with waste picker groups around the world that organize and represent people who support themselves by selling and re-using what other people have cast aside as trash. These groups struggle to ensure that waste pickers are formally recognized and fairly remunerated for...
Por Melanie Sampson Desde 2007, WIEGO ha trabajado con grupos de recicladores y recicladoras alrededor del mundo que organizan y representan a gente que se gana la vida vendiendo y reutilizando lo que otros han desechado como basura. Estos grupos luchan por conseguir que estos trabajadores sean...
VIDEO: Just Recycling: The Social, Economic and Environmental Benefits of Working with Waste Pickers
VIDEO: This 7-minute animated film shows how cities on different continents have taken diverse approaches to integrating waste pickers in municipal waste management systems -- and how waste pickers, residents and city budgets have all benefited. en español | en français | in Zulu Learn more: Just...
(English) In this interview, Sonia Dias, WIEGO's Sector Specialist -Waste Pickers, speaks about the ILO's Recommendation 204, gender and waste pickers and incineration. This video is in Portuguese. (Español) En esta entrevista, Sonia Dias, Especialista en el Sector de Reciclaje de WIEGO, habla de la...
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.