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Este vídeo incluye una entrevista con Oscar Silva del Sindicato SIVARA (Sindicato de Vendedores Ambulantes de la Republica Argentina).
This is a message of support to women waste pickers in South Africa from Madalena Duarte, a waste picker leader from MNCR (Movimento Nacional de Catadores de Materiais Recicláveis) and LAWPN ( the Latin American Waste Picker Network). The video was produced by Sonia Dias, WIEGO's Waste Picker Sector...
For Subhadraben in Ahmedabad, India, accessing healthcare meant long waits and lost income. Read how SEWA’s health sevika helped Subhadraben get a Ma Amrutam card - a state government scheme under which families living below the poverty line can receive free treatment.
Misconceptions about the informal economy and informal workers limit their opportunities, endanger their livelihoods and often harm local and national economies. Get the facts here.
El empleo informal representa el 50% o más del empleo total en países en desarrollo, y la proporción del empleo informal en el empleo total en los países desarrollados está creciendo. Sin embargo, ideas equivocadas sobre la economía informal y los trabajadores y trabajadoras que laboran en ella...
Le travail informel représente aujourd’hui plus de la moitié de l’emploi dans les pays en développement et une part grandissante de l’emploi dans les pays développés. Toutefois, la mauvaise compréhension de l’économie informelle et de ses travailleurs limite leurs possibilités et met souvent à...
The informal economy is often associated with illegality. But this assumed relationship is not clearly defined or understood. What aspects of the informal economy are considered illegal: informal units and activities or informal operators and workers? What is illegal about them: the goods and...
This edition of the newsletter includes an article about the new WasteAid president, disaster response in Nepal, a new website for WasteAid International and more news from around the world. Other issues of WasteAid E-Newsletter are also available.
This blog post about Bangalore's domestic workers was written by WIEGO's writer/editor, Carlin Carr.
Global Alliance of Waste Pickers Newsletter, February-May 2015 Read the newsletter in English . Leer el boletín en español . Leia o boletim em Português . Lire le bulletin en français .
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.