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Brazil has replaced repressive policies on waste picking with new inclusive policies that give legal backing to redistributive measures and social recognition of informal waste picker organizations. This brief provides an overview of the national, state and local legal frameworks concerning these...
A critical source of success of the Belo Horizonte model of including waste pickers into urban plans has been the high level of organization among workers, and the support these organizations have leveraged from government and private sector. This brief outlines the nature of this collective action...
This Briefing Note explores the origin and key elements of public policy focused on the integration of waste pickers in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The Briefing Note provides details on the current system and the nature and structure of a key feature of the Belo Horizonte model: the waste picker...
Brazil is one of the world’s most progressive countries in integrating waste pickers in solid waste management systems, and Belo Horizonte has led the way. This brief provides an overview of all the elements of Belo Horizonte’s approach to including waste pickers into municipal waste management...
This brief summarizes statistics on poverty and employment – and, in particular, on urban informal employment – in Brazil. The statistics are based on analysis of the Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra de Domicílios (PNAD) survey of 2007, conducted by Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. This...
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.