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The contributions waste pickers—the majority of whom are women—make to recycle and cut down on overall garbage burned or buried is being overlooked in an effort to modernize waste collection, leading to further marginalization of this vulnerable group.
Reuters . Roadside food vendors in Mexico’s Oaxaca are re-fitting gas-powered food stalls with solar technology. It’s all thanks to efforts of a Swiss solar cooking pioneer who wants to change the world once street cart at a time.
The unexpected consequences of shipping computers to the developing world. Photographs by Pieter Hugo View slideshow
Link: http://pswm.uvic.ca/media-video/
Where waste picker Mohammad Nazir from Delhi explains how they earn less (because of less access to waste due to the new private company collecting waste). Link: www.witness.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=952&Itemid=44
The film features KKPKP and the development of SwaCH, a recycling cooperative in Pune, India. View this movie at cultureunplugged.com
Wastepickers from around the world bombarded the halls of COP15 to demonstrate their livelihood and chant about the importance of recycling.
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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.