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Trashed is a documentary film written by Candida Brady and starring Jeremy Irons. Watch the trailer and find streaming information on Vimeo.
The movie trailer describes "Landfill Harmonic as an upcoming feature-length documentary about a remarkable musical orchestra in Paraguay, where young musicians play instruments made from trash." It is in Spanish with English subtitles. Landfill Harmonic film teaser from Landfill Harmonic on Vimeo .
During the People’s Summit, held in Rio de Janeiro between June 15 and 22, Myriam Marques, with the People’s Summit Radio station, interviewed workers and allies. This interview is conducted, with the help of translators, in Portuguese, Hindi, and English. Interviewees include: Sushila Sabale, waste...
Thailand is taking steps to give people access to basic social protection, including providing universal health care and pension systems. However, the development of social protection plans providing income support to the working population has mainly centered on civil servants and workers in the...
Vendors of the Makola Market purchased fire extinguishers to be able to react quickly to fires in the market.
National Public Radio (NPR) interviews Robert Neuwirth, author of "Stealth of Nations: The Global Rise of the Informal Economy." Neuwirth describes in detail the nature of the informal economy in Nigeria and elaborates further on the informal economy as a growing global trend.
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By Laxan Kundan. This movie recounts how two members of the Fair Trade Group Nepal, the Association for Craft Producers and Women's Skill Development Project, provide economic opportunities for poor women producers, and help them work their way out of the poverty cycle to make a vital contribution...
"Dean Barbara Grosz presents the Radcliffe Institute Medal to Ela Bhatt, who, as the founder of the Self Employed Women's Association of India [and WIEGO's founding chair], has improved the self-sufficiency of more than a million women and the quality of life for their families. Bhatt shares her...
Shows the working conditions of waste pickers in one of New Delhi’s major landfills.
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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.