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Providing protection for the world's millions of domestic workers has taken a major step forward. In April 2012, Uruguay became the first country to ratify ILO Convention 189, the landmark treaty guaranteeing domestic workers get the same core labour protections as other workers. Subtitles in...
This Bulgarian video looks at the half-million home-based workers in Bulgaria who depend on this income to survive, and the challenges they face as workers in what the documentary calls "the grey economy" to formalize and gain recognition for their contributions as workers. The costs are high....
A battle is brewing in Delhi, India over access and control to garbage. For decades, informal wastepickers and recyclers have turned garbage into cash. They cost the government and taxpayer nothing, yet they significantly reduce the waste sent to already overflowing landfills, improve recycling...
TED Summary: Robert Neuwirth spent four years among the chaotic stalls of street markets, talking to pushcart hawkers and gray marketers, to study the remarkable "System D," the world's unlicensed economic network. Responsible for some 1.8 billion jobs, it's an economy of underappreciated power and...
Según Naciones Unidas, Europa produce cerca de 50 millones de toneladas de basura electrónica al año, de la que gran parte acaba en los vertederos de África y Asia. En Portada ha viajado hasta Agbogbloshie, a las afueras de la capital de Ghana, para mostrarnos la otra cara de la era tecnológica; uno...
A look at how CHF earned the trust of a wary community to help waste pickers advocate for themselves and overcome stigma about their profession.
A video report on the First Global Strategic Workshop for Waste Pickers
The Latin American Wastpicker's movement has grown from 5 to 17 member countries in the last 5 years. United and strong their demand is "Waste is ours!" Lucia Fernandez, WIEGO's Global Coordinator for Waste Pickers, is inteviewed in this video.
About the activities of the SWaCH Cooperative in Pimpri Chinchwad, Maharashtra, India.
London bin man Wilbur Ramirez struggles on his first day working in Jakarta, in the Toughest Place to be a Binman. The program was broadcast on BBC UK. Watch a video clip here .
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.