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Los investigadores presentan a través de la voz de varios recicladores la historia de este vertedero, la creación de la planta de reciclaje y las soluciones de vivienda para algunos de los recicladores, y la dura situación que enfrentan quienes ya no pueden trabajar al interior del vertedero.
Elaborado mediante entrevistas con recicladores, y observación etnográfica en el Vertedero de León, este documento proporciona una descripción de las condiciones de trabajo por parte de los recicladores, las principales problemáticas que enfrentan y la amenaza tacita de cierre sin por ahora...
Taipei, Taiwan The 2017 International Workshop on Strategies for Combating Human Trafficking took place on July 25th and 26th in Taipei, Taiwan. The event is a high level-annual Conference (high level government people attending) on the effectiveness of efforts to counter human trafficking over the...
Mexico City, Mexico In the context of the recent introduction of the “right to care” to the Mexico City Constitution, WIEGO and OXFAM Mexico carried out a workshop about quality public child care for informal workers on July 24 2017. The workshop brought together informal workers representing five...
Many employment arrangements today do not fit easily within the existing International Classification of Status in Employment (ICSE-93) either because they sit ambiguously between paid employment and self-employment, or because they require greater detail, such as the creation of a new category or...
New York City, United States The Informality, Decent Work and Inclusive Economies Roundtable took place on July 13 2017 in New York City, United States. The event, organized by the Ford Foundation, was a platform for debate on issues regarding informality, decent work, and inclusive economies in the...
Geneva, Switzerland In order to mark the celebrations of the International Day of Cooperatives (July 1st), the ILO hosted the seminar “Cooperation among workers in the informal economy”, in Geneva, on 3 July 2017. The ILO and WIEGO published a report on an initiative that aims to deepen the...
Geneva, Switzerland Photo by Paula Bronstein/ Getty Images Reportage The 5th International Labour Organization (ILO) Conference for Regulating Decent Work took place between July 3rd and 5th, 2017, in Geneva, Switzerland, at the ILO headquarters. The conference gathered researchers from all over the...
Vanessa Pillay of WIEGO and waste picker represenatives from Johannesburg, South Africa are interviewed on local radio to share their concerns regarding the privatization of waste collection services in the city of Johannesburg, which will threaten the livelihoods of hundreds of waste pickers in the...
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.