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Home-based work is a global phenomenon found in countries rich and poor across many industries. This document examines common myths about home-based workers and provides research-based facts.
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.
Waste—its generation, collection and disposal—is a major global challenge in the 21st century. This is the lead article of the special issue on Waste of Revista .
Standing for long hours in line to receive your first paycheck may sound pretty stressful. However, for recyclers in Bogotá, their first paycheck was a huge victory after more than twenty years of legal and political struggles—proof of the power of committed partnerships between academics and...
Métodos participativos são essenciais tanto para explorar os diversos níveis de subordinação e discriminação que as mulheres catadoras enfrentam, quanto para criar recursos de empoderamento e oportunidades para a sua autonomia econômica. English | Français | Español
Projeto repensando as relações de gênero na catação
Participatory methods are essential in exploring the many levels of submission and discrimination women waste pickers face and in creating resources for their empowerment and opportunities for their economic autonomy. Français | Español | Portugués
Document in English, French, and Spanish. The WIEGO Law Project began with a pilot in India in 2007. It expanded to Colombia, Ghana, Thailand, Peru and South Africa. The project works with MBOs, primarily of street vendors, domestic workers, home-based workers and waste pickers, and supportive legal...
Les méthodes participatives sont essentielles pour explorer les nombreuses facettes de la soumission et de la discrimination que connaissent les récupératrices de matériaux, ainsi que pour créer des ressources propices à leur autonomisation et à l’ouverture de possibilités pour leur émancipation...
Los métodos participativos son esenciales para explorar los varios niveles de sumisión y discriminación que las recicladoras enfrentan, así como para crear recursos para su empoderamiento y oportunidades para su autonomía económica. English | Français | Portugués
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.