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This blog post is an interview with Sonia Dias, WIEGO's Waste Sector Specialist. Here Sonia shares information from the Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Waste Sector Report. View Sonia's profile .
Tatiana Rojas Orellana, tesorera de CONTEXTIL (Confederación Nacional de Federaciones y Sindicatos de Trabajadores y Trabajadoras Textiles Manufacturas, Servicios, Subcontrato y Domicilio de Chile) y miembro de la delegacion de WIEGO en la Conferencia Internacional de Trabajo de la OIT presenta las...
Global Alliance of Waste Pickers Newsletter, December 2015-April 2016 Read the newsletter in English . Leer el boletín en español . Leia o boletim em Português . Lire le bulletin en français .
Boletín de la Alianza Global de Recicladores, diciembre 2015 - abril 2016 Read the newsletter in English . Leer el boletín en español . Leia o boletim em Português . Lire le bulletin en français .
Bulletin de l'Alliance Mondiale des Récupérateurs, décembre 2015 – avril 2016 Read the newsletter in English . Leer el boletín en español . Leia o boletim em Português . Lire le bulletin en français .
Waste picker news from around the world in GAIA's spring 2016 newsletter. Find additional information about GAIA here.
From the Minimum Wage Policy Guide: "Based on existing ILO standards and the diversity of international practice, this website provides information on key questions of good practice and highlights different choices that can be made depending on national preferences and country circumstances."
The Department of Urban and Regional Planning (URP) at Cal Poly Pomona hosted a symposium (1-hour) on street vending on May 19, 2016. Organized by Dr. Alvaro Huerta and his urban planning graduate students, in association with co-sponsors, this educational symposium focused on a key question:...
This video is in Spanish. Lucia Fernandez, Waste Picker Sector Advisor for WIEGO, provides an urban perspective on the displacement of waste pickers during the XIX century in Paris, and currently in Montevideo. This presentation was part of the Right to the City Panel. She discusses how urban...
There is good news for waste pickers. The lakhs of nondescript women with a waste-bag hung over their shoulders, collecting garbage from roads and dumpsites is a common sight across cities in India.
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.