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Por Carlin Carr O Brasil tem sido um pioneiro global quando se trata da integração dos catadores de materiais recicláveis nos sistemas de gestão de resíduos sólidos. Mas essas políticas progressistas não foram desenvolvidas da noite para o dia. De fato, uma iniciativa de comunicação altamente...
Par Carlin Carr Lorsqu’il s’agit d’intégrer les récupérateurs et récupératrices de matériaux dans les systèmes de gestion des déchets solides, le Brésil fait figure de pionnier mondial, mais ses politiques progressistes ne se sont pas faites du jour au lendemain. En fait, il fallait compter sur un...
Por Carlin Carr Brasil ha sido pionero mundial en lo relativo a la integración de los recicladores y recicladoras en los sistemas de gestión de residuos sólidos. Pero sus políticas progresistas no surgieron de un día para el otro. De hecho, un trabajo de comunicaciones altamente coordinado en una...
Brazil has been a global trailblazer when it comes to integrating waste pickers in solid waste management systems. But its progressive policies didn’t happen overnight. In fact, a highly coordinated communications effort in the small, southeastern city of Belo Horizonte supported the awakening of a...
Propuestas y demandas de las trabajadoras y los trabajadores en empleo informal para el nuevo gobierno de la Ciudad de México. Plataforma creada tras un taller con trabajadores y trabajadoras informales que reunió representes de 14 organizaciones de trabajadores, de diversos grupos de ocupaciones...
Mexico City, Mexico A workshop with informal workers took place from March 19th to 22nd 2018, in Mexico City. One of the event's main objectives was to create a common platform with informal workers' demands and proposals to put forward to candidates running for head of Mexico City’s government in...
Bogota, Colombia Photo by: Juan Arredondo/ Getty Images Rerportage On March 15th and 16, 2018, the Digital Communication Workshop for Recyclers was held in Bogotá. On the 15th the activities gathered recyclers from Colombia, and on the 16th, recyclers from Redlacre gathered one day before their...
por Jenna Harvey & Tania Espinosa Sanchez Los aseadores de calzado se han ganado la vida en las calles de la ciudad por más de un siglo. El sector comenzó a crecer al inicio de la Revolución Mexicana, periodo en el que también aumentó el flujo de migrantes que llegaron a la ciudad en busca de...
By Jenna Harvey & Tania Espinosa Sanchez Mexico City’s shoe shiners (aseadores de calzado) have been earning a living on the city’s streets for over a century. The sector started to expand in the wake of the Mexican Revolution, when the city saw an influx of migrants in search of work. During this...
In Mexico City, a controversy is brewing over a proposed billion-dollar waster incinerator that threatens the livelihoods of the city’s estimated 10,000-plus volunteer waste pickers. On this International Waste Pickers’ Day, we speak with WIEGO’s Focal City Coordinator in Mexico City, Tania Espinosa...
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.