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Street vending faces uncertain state responses in contemporary Chinese cities, though it plays an important role in sustaining the livelihood of urban migrants.
San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 27 – 30, 2015 Federico Parra, WIEGO Latin American Waste Picker Coordinator, attended this event. He presented on a panel, Public Services and Infrastructure in the Neo-Liberal City . Federico's presentation was based on his work in with waste pickers in Bogota and their...
A Q&A with Elaine Jones during World Fair Trade Week Elaine Jones, Director of WIEGO’s Global Trade Programme, joins us this week from the World Fair Trade Week being held in Milan, Italy. The weeklong event features the World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO) Conference, a Fair Trade International...
From 24-31 May 2015, a WIEGO team joined nearly 300 other delegates from 55 countries at the World Fair Trade Organization’s 13th Biennial Conference in Milan, Italy. Team members included Elaine Jones , Global Trade Director; Edwin Bett, Coordinator of the Kenya Fair Trade Network (KEFAT)...
The gap between rich and poor keeps widening. Growth, if any, has disproportionally benefited higher income groups while lower income households have been left behind. This long-run increase in income inequality not only raises social and political concerns, but also economic ones. It tends to drag...
Last month in Nairobi, 700 participants gathered at the Second Session of the Preparatory Committee of the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (PrepCom2)—an important event in a series that culminates in the Habitat III conference in Quito, Ecuador in October 2016...
El mes pasado se reunieron en Nairobi 700 personas en la Segunda Sesión del Comité Preparatorio de la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre la Vivienda y el Desarrollo Urbano Sostenible (PrepCom2) en Nairobi; un importante evento en una serie de eventos que culminarán con la Conferencia Hábitat...
Medellin, Colombia WIEGO held a two-day workshop for waste picker organizations in Medellin and sourrounding municipalities. This workshop focused on standards for public services and prepared organizations to make proposals for their municipal waste management plans.
The Employment Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean is a twice-yearly report prepared jointly by the Economic Development Division of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Office for the Southern Cone of Latin America of the International Labour...
The Rana Plaza disaster in Bangladesh in 2013 revealed the deathly factory conditions of garment workers, many of whom were stitching for the world's biggest brands. While the disaster has raised awareness -- and even moved forward promising steps to improve working conditions -- there is yet a...
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.