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Por Carlin Carr Brasil ha sido pionero mundial en lo relativo a la integración de los recicladores y recicladoras en los sistemas de gestión de residuos sólidos. Pero sus políticas progresistas no surgieron de un día para el otro. De hecho, un trabajo de comunicaciones altamente coordinado en una...
The deadly factory fire at Rana Plaza five years ago this week sparked global outrage about workers’ safety. The incident in Bangladesh prompted discussion on national and international levels. But it is not just at these levels that health and safety can be addressed. Many local governments wield...
Brazil has been a global trailblazer when it comes to integrating waste pickers in solid waste management systems. But its progressive policies didn’t happen overnight. In fact, a highly coordinated communications effort in the small, southeastern city of Belo Horizonte supported the awakening of a...
By Carlin Carr At a bustling Bangkok market, vendor Aurapin Sakvichit happily greets customers interested in her wares: pink dresses, designer-style tops, and colourful cotton bags. Aurapin knows the routine; she’s been at it for decades. She says she enjoys everything she does with her work...
By Carlin Carr & Gabriella Tanvé In Dakar, Senegal, the city’s dirty laundry doesn’t get cleaned on a spin cycle. Each day, women across the city spend back-breaking hours hand-washing the lot: thousands of pounds of dirty clothes, sheets, towels, and blankets. Often strapping a young child to their...
Par Carlin Carr À Dakar, au Sénégal, le linge sale de la ville ne se nettoie pas au cycle d’essorage. Chaque jour, d’un bout à l’autre de la ville, les femmes passent des heures à laver à la main des milliers de kilos de linge, de draps, de serviettes et de couvertures sales, un travail éreintant...
Urban employment trends in India have defied predictions and stereotypes. Rather than being increasingly absorbed into modern, formal wage employment, the urban workforce in India is becoming increasingly informal. Delhi is no different: the vast majority of the city’s workers – 71 per cent – are...
In January 2018, Dr. Sally Roever, former Urban Policies Programme Director at WIEGO, took over as International Coordinator — a title, she says, that matches the organization’s “non-hierarchical” structure. With a Ph.D. in political science from the University of California at Berkeley, Dr. Roever...
En janvier 2018, Dre Sally Roever, ancienne directrice du programme Politiques urbaines WIEGO, a pris la relève en tant que coordonnatrice internationale, un titre qui, dit-elle, reflète la structure « non hiérarchique » de l’organisation. Titulaire d’un doctorat en sciences politiques de l...
En enero de 2018, la Dra. Sally Roever, exdirectora del Programa de Políticas Urbanas de WIEGO, asumió el cargo de coordinadora internacional, título que, según ella, refleja la estructura "no jerárquica" de la organización. Con un doctorado en ciencias políticas por la Universidad de California en...
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.