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Mulheres jovens possuem poucas oportunidades de romper com os papéis que tradicionalmente se espera que elas assumam em suas famílias e como trabalhadoras. A história de Varsha demonstra de que modo o treinamento através da Academia SEWA permitiu a ela ultrapassar múltiplas barreiras e tornar-se uma...
A battle is brewing in Delhi, India over access and control to garbage. For decades, informal wastepickers and recyclers have turned garbage into cash. They cost the government and taxpayer nothing, yet they significantly reduce the waste sent to already overflowing landfills, improve recycling...
Unos diez mil clasificadores recorren las calles de Montevideo recolectando cerca del 40% de los residuos generados por un millón y medio de habitantes. Estos trabajadores no reconocidos formalmente, reciclan el 80% del total de los materiales recuperados por la industria del reciclaje, utilizando...
No person should have to be immersed in solid waste for their livelihood, yet every day hundreds of thousands of informal waste pickers in India and across the developing world scrabble through rubbish heaps in the streets, dumping grounds and landfills to recover recyclables in order to earn a...
This summary report details the Global Strategic Workshop in Pune, India in April, 2012, when 80 waste picker representatives from 34 cities discussed integration into solid waste management systems, their current situations and the threats they face in their cities. Through focus group discussions...
A flyer for an event of the People's Summit in Rio, June 2012
In Pune, KKPKP (the waste pickers’ union) has fought long and hard to bring about a gradual change in peoples’ attitude towards waste pickers. The struggle for rights took the form of public protests, campaigns and advocacy at the local and national level. Consequently, the Pune Municipal...
Fact Sheet Produced for the Rio+20 international conference in 2012, this fact sheet details how sectors within the informal economy are playing an important role in climate change mitigation and providing other environmental benefits.
TED Summary: Robert Neuwirth spent four years among the chaotic stalls of street markets, talking to pushcart hawkers and gray marketers, to study the remarkable "System D," the world's unlicensed economic network. Responsible for some 1.8 billion jobs, it's an economy of underappreciated power and...
Contents: Crux from the speech given by Ilaben Bhat at Georgetown University USA Land Acquisition Problems of Urban Poor Expedition full of inspiration Sewa News
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.