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Occupational Health and Safety is rarely considered in relation to informal sector workers, whose working conditions are largely invisible to the wider society where they provide critical goods and services. Through research and trainings, WIEGO has begun building a network of organizations that is...
The arrival of a strong, prepared and articulate movement of waste pickers to the UN climate change talks shifted perceptions. Prior to these events, waste pickers were invisible, both in relation to their role in urban environmental management, and in the negative impacts they experience from the...
A saúde e a segurança do trabalho são raramente levadas em conta em relação ao setor de trabalhadores informais, os quais trabalham, em geral, em condições invisíveis para a sociedade como um todo, para a qual eles fornecem bens e serviços indispensáveis. Por meio de pesquisa e treinamentos, a WIEGO...
A chegada de um forte, bem preparado e articulado movimento de catadores de materiais recicláveis à Conferência do Clima nas Nações Unidas mudou as percepções. Antes desses eventos, os catadores eram invisíveis, tanto em relação a seu papel na administração do ambiente urbano, quanto aos impactos...
School of Development Studies Research Report No 90
This technical brief critically assesses land-use zoning regulations, both generally and specifically in India, with particular reference to the impact of mixed-use zoning on home-based production. It suggests both a more efficient and equitable approach to regulating land use that provides for 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.