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By Kendra Hughes In recent years, there has been an increasing emphasis on the potential for technology to lift millions out of poverty. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set out global benchmarks to ensure the poor and vulnerable have equal rights to economic resources, including appropriate...
Ley General de Residuos Sólidos en Perú
En agosto de 2016, la Comisión de Derechos Humanos del Distrito Federal (CDHDF) publicó por primera vez una Recomendación sobre el servicio de gestión de residuos para abordar las condiciones laborales de los y las recicladoras de la ciudad. Incluye medidas que tanto el gobierno central como las...
In August 2016, Mexico City's Commission on Human Rights (CDHDF) issued the first-ever recommendation on waste management service to address the labour conditions of the city’s waste pickers. It includes measures that the central government and the delegations (municipalities) should implement to...
Creating “inclusive cities” is a hot topic right now. Habitat III has just wound up in Quito, Ecuador – the UN’s urban conference that brought together urban leaders from around the world – and the recently adopted New Urban Agenda sets forth a roadmap for creating a more just and sustainable urban...
Belo Horizonte, Brazil PIMPEX was an event for dialogue about the challenges faced by women waste pickers working in the streets of Belo Horizonte, with a focus on gender and race. At this event, the Belo Horizonte School of Design, with support from WIEGO, repaired and decorated two manual carts...
Gabriela Olguin, una lider de la Confederacion de Trabajadores de la Economia Popular (CTEP) y de la Cooperativa el Adoquin en Argentina habla de la situacion de los y las trabajadoras a domicilio y la necesidad de modificar la ley para proporcionar mejor proteccion a este grupo de trabajadores...
Sobre el Dia internacional de los y las trabajadoras a domicilio - el 20 de octubre - WIEGO entrevistó a Epifania Epinsola (una trabajadora a domicilio) para saber los principales desafios de las trabajadoras, que estan haciendo para organizar y sus principales demandas.
O Movimento Nacional dos Catadores de Materiais Recicláveis (MNCR) é um movimento social que há cerca de 10 anos vem organizando os catadores e catadoras de materiais recicláveis pelo Brasil afora.
In August 2016, WIEGO and its local ally, Asociación de Recicladores de Bogotá (the Bogotá Waste Pickers Association or ARB), hosted a learning exchange visit in Bogota, Colombia between members and partners from the WIEGO network, Shack/Slum Dwellers International (SDI) and Avina. The exchange...
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.