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The Municipal Services Project conference held in April 2014 in Cape Town, South Africa brought together researchers, activists, labour, development practitioners and policy makers from around the world working to promote progressive public services, with an emphasis on health, water and electricity...
The Municipal Services Project conference held in April 2014 in Cape Town, South Africa brought together researchers, activists, labour, development practitioners and policy makers from around the world working to promote progressive public services, with an emphasis on health, water and electricity...
The Municipal Services Project conference held in April 2014 in Cape Town, South Africa brought together researchers, activists, labour, development practitioners and policy makers from around the world working to promote progressive public services, with an emphasis on health, water and electricity...
"This is a law document. This law establishes the Brazilian National Policy on Solid Waste; it amends the Law no. 9,605, February 12, 1998; and gives other matters. "The millions of people worldwide who make a living collecting, sorting, recycling, and selling materials that someone else has thrown...
From the introduction to this first edition of the newsletter: "WasteAid is an initiative from the international waste industry to start to meet some of the huge challenges presented by solid waste that face poor communities at home and overseas. Poor waste management can inflict disease, economic...
Recyclers in Nicaragua: A Productive and Environmental Force Recyclers in Nicaragua: A Productive and Environmental Force from Erik Flakoll Alegría on Vimeo .
I Got Garbage aims to take rag-pickers away from scavenging, and bring them to the source of waste as uniformed service provider to bulk generators such as apartments, institutions, offices and hotels.
Recyclable materials pickers have been sorting through garbage and transforming it into usable commodities for a long time in many places across the globe.
WIEGO's April 2014 Newsletter for Membership-Based Organizations of Informal Workers Read the newsletter in English . Leer el boletín en español . Lire cette lettre d'information en français .
Boletín Informativo de WIEGO para Organizaciones con Base de Miembros (OBM), abril 2014 Read the newsletter in English . Leer el boletín en español . Lire cette lettre d'information en français .
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.