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This brief summarizes the findings of a set of case studies of collective bargaining by informal workers in five different countries. Included are examples of collective bargaining by waste pickers in Brazil, domestic workers in Uruguay, street traders in Liberia, bidi workers in India, and minibus...
Coordenação - Sandro Pereira Silva, Fernanda Lira Goes, Albino Rodrigues Alvarez Relatórios sobre outras regiões: Centro-Oeste Nordeste Sudeste Sul
Situação Social das Catadoras e dos Catadores de Material Reciclável e Reutilizável (Região Sudeste)
Coordenação - Sandro Pereira Silva, Fernanda Lira Goes, Albino Rodrigues Alvarez Relatórios sobre outras regiões: Centro-Oeste Nordeste Norte Sul
Coordenação - Sandro Pereira Silva, Fernanda Lira Goes, Albino Rodrigues Alvarez Relatórios sobre outras regiões: Nordeste Norte Sudeste Sul
Coordenação - Sandro Pereira Silva, Fernanda Lira Goes, Albino Rodrigues Alvarez Relatórios sobre outras regiões: Centro-Oeste Nordeste Norte Sudeste
This paper is an introduction to informal labor; the politico-territorial characteristics of street vendor commerce in the city of Sao Paolo; the advocacy of the Gaspar Garcia Center for legal and political support for workers; construction of a new arc of alliances allied with the municipal workers...
Coordenação - Sandro Pereira Silva, Fernanda Lira Goes, Albino Rodrigues Alvarez Relatórios sobre outras regiões: Centro-Oeste Norte Sudeste Sul
Abstract: Solid waste, including municipal waste and its management, is a major challenge for most cities and among the key contributors to climate change. Greenhouse gas emissions can be reduced through recovery and recycling of resources from the municipal solid waste stream. In São Paulo, Brazil...
The Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS) is designed to provide in-depth understanding of how informal workers are affected by and respond to economic trends, urban policies and practices, value chain dynamics, and other economic and social forces. In Belo Horizonte, WIEGO partnered with five...
In Belo Horizonte, WIEGO partnered with five waste picker cooperatives (Asmare, Associrecicle, Coopersoli Barreiro, Coopesol Leste and Comarp) and INSEA (O Instituto Nenuca de Desenvolvimento Sustentável) to carry out this study. This report outlines key findings and policy recommendations for the...
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.