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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...
A Didi Bahini Sewa Samaj apoia trabalhadores urbanos em domicílio através de treinamento, serviços de crédito e poupança e oportunidades de trabalho coletivo que melhoram a renda. Mas, igualmente importante, o grupo cria um espaço seguro para que as mulheres possam encontrar apoio mútuo e construir...
Quando o impacto da desaceleração econômica global sobre os trabalhadores informais em Malawi não foi noticiado ou reconhecido, o Sindicato Malawi para o Setor Informal (Malawi Union for the Informal Sector – MUFIS) ajudou a trazer o tema à luz pública e vendedores ambulantes tomaram as ruas para se...
Jyoti Mahila Samuha, uma cooperativa de produtores e organização participante da HomeNet Nepal (HNN), é um testemunho de quão importante é a liderança determinada, altruísta, na condução de um grupo que pode elevar seus membros e abrir oportunidades para vidas melhores. Also available in English .
This Act oulines and institutes policies for the protection and welfare of domestic workers.
This form is used to apply for a temporary hawker license.
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...
Abstract: Focusing on paid work that blurs traditional legal boundaries and the challenge this poses to traditional forms of labour regulation, this collection of original case studies illustrates the wide range of different forms of regulation designed to provide decent work. The original case...
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...
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.