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A blog post by Manuel Vigo about waste pickers in Lima, Peru. To learn more about the Rockefeller Foundation's Informal City Dialogues project, click here .
Global Alliance of Waste Pickers Newsletter, July - August 2013 Available in English here . Disponible en español aquí . Disponible en français ici . Disponível em Português aqui .
Boletim da Aliança Global de Catadores, Julho-agosto 2013 Available in English here . Disponible en español aquí . Disponible en français ici . Disponível em Português aqui .
Bulletin de l'Alliance Mondiale des Récupérateurs, Juillet-août 2013 Available in English here . Disponible en español aquí . Disponible en français ici . Disponível em Português aqui .
Boletín de la Alianza Global de Recicladores, julio - agosto, 2013. Available in English here . Disponible en español aquí . Disponible en français ici . Disponível em Português aqui .
Coordenação - Sandro Pereira Silva, Fernanda Lira Goes, Albino Rodrigues Alvarez Relatórios sobre outras regiões: Centro-Oeste Norte Sudeste Sul
Abstract: The presence of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among vulnerable populations is a rarely discussed subject. Thus, the present cross-sectional descriptive study aimed to analyse the health conditions and access to public health services of 268 waste pickers in southern Brazil...
Summary: Solid waste represents a major problem in developing countries due to the lack of regulations and inappropriate management among others, thus calling for integrated Solid Waste Management (SWM) systems as a possible solution. San Carlos, a small city in the Philippines,implemented a SWM...
A pesar del aumento de estudios sobre residuos sólidos, aún existen pocas investigaciones que busquen comprender cómo las dinámicas de género, incluyendo la división sexual del trabajo, están envueltas en las actividades de reciclaje. Estudios recientes han demostrado que trabajadores/as informales...
The Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS) is designed to provide in-depth understanding of how informal workers are affected by and respond to economic trends, urban policies and practices, value chain dynamics, and other economic and social forces. Learn more about the Informal Economy...
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.