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Abstract: Millions of people worldwide work outside the law as street vendors in order to earn a living. However, they often work in fear of police evictions and confiscations since their work is in many places considered illegal. In this context, formalization (steps towards legalization) is often...
Foto: Juan Arredondo/Getty Images Reportage El Informe sobre Desarrollo Humano 2015, la publicación insignia del Programa de Naciones Unidas para el desarrollo (PNUD) y cuya versión en español será publicada en febrero, analiza la relación entre el trabajo y el desarrollo humano. El informe...
Photo: Juan Arredondo/Getty Images Reportage This year’s Human Development Report , the United Nations Development Programme’s flagship publication, revisits the relationship between work and human development. The report argues that work can act as a catalyst of human development, among other...
Intervención de Nohra Padilla, Directora de la Asociación de Recicladores de Bogotá (ARB), en un panel organizado por la Embajada de Brasil en Francia de forma paralela a la COP21 en París. En ella, Nohra discute la experiencia de la lucha en Colombia para el reconocimiento de los derechos de los...
The Bogotá success demonstrates that the inclusion of waste pickers within the waste management system is possible through continuous effort over time to gradually change government policies and practices. This is a case study.
This blog post by Laura Lehman shares information on " Problem-Solving, Partnership & Prototypes: A Reflection on IDDS Zero Waste in Cali, Colombia ."
Medellin, Colombia WIEGO held a two-day workshop for waste picker organizations in Medellin and sourrounding municipalities. This workshop focused on standards for public services and prepared organizations to make proposals for their municipal waste management plans.
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...
Hacia el cumplimiento del Auto 275 de 2011 “Hacia el cumplimiento del Auto 275 de 2011”, la quinta entrega de la serie de videos Crónicas de una lucha por la inclusión , hace un recuento en voz de recicladoras y recicladores del contenido del Auto 275 de la Corte Constitucional –emitido en respuesta...
Esta Nota técnica hace un breve recuento de las luchas encabezadas por la Asociación de Recicladores de Bogotá para lograr reconocimiento a la labor de los recicladores y su inclusión en los sistemas de manejo de residuos, así como un análisis de política pública detallado sobre el contenido del...
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.