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Some waste picker organizations are interested in earning income from the sale of carbon credits in order to improve their personal and collective circumstances. However, many issues affect how realistic pursuing this source of income is for an organization. This 4-page resource examines the...
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A documentary trailer that tells the story of Americans who survive by recycling trash in Oakland, CA. Visit the Dogtown Redemption website Redemption documentary trailer on Vimeo .
As with the poor living in the urban slums of India, Egypt and Brazil, a surprising number of Americans live on the margins of a vast river of trash that is a source of hope and redemption. Dogtown Redemption follows this river, and its inhabitants.Dogtown Redemption is a documentary film that looks...
Bulletin de l'Alliance Mondiale des Récupérateurs, mai et juin 2013 Available in English here . Disponible en español aquí . Disponible en français ici . Disponível em Português aqui .
Este es el tercero producto de las Cronicas de una lucha por la inclusion . from christian Mantilla on Vimeo .
(Turkish with English subtitles) A documentary about the lives of waste pickers in a garbage dump in Turkey. Burak Türten was born in Ankara, 1990. He completed his primary and secondary school in Ankara. He entered to Erciyes University, Communication Faculty Radio, Cinema and Television. He...
Abstract: Solid waste, including municipal waste and its management, is a major challenge for most cities and among the key contributors to climate change. Greenhouse gas emissions can be reduced through recovery and recycling of resources from the municipal solid waste stream. In São Paulo, Brazil...
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...
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...
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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.