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The Maquila Solidarity Network (MSN) is a labour and women's rights organization that supports the efforts of workers in global supply chains to win improved wages and working conditions and a better quality of life.
Summary of materials related to the legal framework for domestic workers.Review of the main pieces of legislation related to this occupational sector, and the corresponding laws.
Summary of materials related to the legal framework for street vendors.Review of the main pieces of legislation related to this occupational sector, and the corresponding laws and ordinances.
Resumen de las materias relacionadas con el marco jurídico para vendedores ambulantes. Resumen de las principales leyes e ordenanzas relacionadas con este sector laboral.
In “Steps Towards Compliance with Order 275 of 2011”, the fifth video in the series Chronicles of a Fight for Inclusion, waste pickers recount the content of the Constitutional Court’s Order 275 – issued in response to the Asociación de Recicladores de Bogotá’s (ARB) legal actions to defend their...
Paola Caviedes Martinez is a single mom concerned with children’s rights, raising children without male role models and the psychological turmoil caused by financial crisis, credit crunch and a general decline in living standards. Coming from the poorest class in her native city of Buenos Aires in...
Paola Caviedes Martínez es una madre soltera que se preocupa por los derechos de los niños, la crianza de los hijos sin modelos de conducta masculinos, y los trastornos psicológicos causados por las crisis financiera y crediticia y un declive general en los niveles de vida. Proveniente de una de las...
This is one in a series of videos produced by Sonia Dias, WIEGO's Waste Picker Sector Specialist. In Spanish with English subtitles.
This is one in a series of videos produced by Sonia Dias, WIEGO's Waste Picker Sector Specialist. In Spanish with English subtitles.
This is one in a series of videos produced by Sonia Dias, WIEGO's Waste Picker Sector Specialist. In Spanish with English subtitles.
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.