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A personal account of a tea vendor, his family, and the Radisson Hotel in Ahmedabad.
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...
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...
Abstract: This working paper forms part of the research project, Making Space for the Poor: Law, Rights, Regulation and Street-Trade in the 21st Century, awarded to Cardiff University funded by UK-Aid. The paper reports the findings of a legislative review undertaken to identify the main Federal and...
Working Paper 2: Law, Rights and Regulation in the Informal Economy ESRC-DFID Research Project
This summary report details the Global Strategic Workshop in Pune, India in April, 2012, when 80 waste picker representatives from 34 cities discussed integration into solid waste management systems, their current situations and the threats they face in their cities. Through focus group discussions...
Contents: Crux from the speech given by Ilaben Bhat at Georgetown University USA Land Acquisition Problems of Urban Poor Expedition full of inspiration Sewa News
SWaCH PCMC levam os catadores de materiais recicláveis ao objetivo final. Also available in English .
After years of conflict between street traders and local authorities, the city of Bhubaneshwar, India developed a public, private and community partnership model for street vending. The model recognized the contributions of street traders to the city, and entailed dedicated and legally sanctioned...
In the context of growing gender inequalities and the consequential adverse impacts on the well-being of the society, gender issues have emerged at the centre stage of development planning in most countries including India. The formulation of specific policies and programmes to address such issues...
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.