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By Chidchanok Samantrakul and Sarah Orleans Reed After relentless evictions against their livelihoods, on 4th September 2018, Bangkok street vendors marched on the government house to demand a halt to these actions. The march was led by a new, city-wide street vendor organization that has recently...
Photos/reports - Cuidar Project Feedback Event held on August 25, 2018 Foto reportagem do Evento de Devolução do Projeto Cuidar da WIEGO no V Encare no dia 25 de agosto de 2018
Open letter to the Prime Minister of Thailand, Mr. Prayut Chan Ocha, dated September 4, 2018
Pepenadores, recicladores, cartoneros, recuperadores, recolectores, waste pickers, récupérateurs, biffins, canners son algunos de los nombres que se usan en varias partes del mundo para denotar a los millones de mujeres y hombres que obtienen sus medios de sustento de la recuperación de materiales...
With Avi Singh Majithia Delhi’s Qutub Minar, the tallest minaret in the world, rises high above many of the capital city’s landmarks, but will soon have less boastful competition: a growing mountain of waste that is now towering over the city. The Ghazipur landfill has reached a height of 65 metres...
8:00-16:30 WIEGO and Redesol, a second level network of cooperatives in Minas Gerais, Brazil, organized the V Annual Encare meeting in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The event was an important opportunity for more than 180 waste pickers affiliated to Redesol, which is composed of 14 cooperatives, to...
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.