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  • Research Reports

    Written Observations on the Request for an Advisory Opinion on the Content and Scope of the Right to Care as a Human Right and its Interrelation with Other Rights

    WIEGO submitted written observations to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on the right to care. The submission was developed...

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  • Statistical Briefs

    Statistics on Waste Pickers: A Case Studies Guide

    This report draws on the experiences and efforts of organizations of waste pickers to develop and make data on them available to policymakers...

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  • Advocacy Materials

    Navigating Inflation: Impacts of the Cost-of-Living Crisis on Workers in Informal Employment in Accra, Ghana

    This booklet shows how the cost-of-living crisis is affecting workers in informal employment in Accra, Ghana. It draws on exploratory research...

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  • Salimata Traore, a street vendor, at her market stall with textiles and groceries in Grand Yoff Post
    Collective Bargaining March 12, 2024

    Street Vendors Organize Against Evictions in Dakar

    Dakar’s street vendors have united in the PASI platform to assert their rights and propose alternative solutions to the evictions and relocations...

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  • e-Shram - Informal Workers in India Post
    Building Collective Power February 28, 2024

    Registering Informal Workers in India: e-Shram, an Opportunity Lost?

    The launch of e-Shram, a national database of workers who earn a living in the informal economy, holds lessons for implementation going forward...

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  • Aditya Vyas, Treasurer for the Kagad Kach Patra Kashtakari Panchayat (KKPKP) Post
    Building Collective Power February 01, 2024

    India’s KKPKP Fights for Waste Pickers Rights

    Aditya Vyas, Treasurer for the Kagad Kach Patra Kashtakari Panchayat (KKPKP), talks about the victories of the waste pickers in Pune and...

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  • Renana Jhabvala, co-founder of SEWA and former chair of WIEGO Post
    Building Collective Power January 24, 2024

    Statistics as a Catalyst for Making Women Workers Visible

    Renana Jhabvala, co-founder of SEWA and former chair of WIEGO, talks about the historical relationship between both organizations, and the...

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  • Poor infrastructure Post
    Climate Change and Just Transition November 27, 2023

    From Climate Research to Climate Action: Climate Change Mapping of Impacts on Brazilian Waste Pickers

    From rising temperatures to shifting work conditions, a new study highlights the vital role waste pickers play in managing urban waste and...

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  • New waste disposal site Post
    Building Collective Power November 20, 2023

    Waste Pickers Demand Livelihood Protection During Dump Closures: Learnings from 3 Cities

    Experiences from Brasilia, Accra and Dakar show that the inclusion of waste pickers in dump closure plans and consideration for their livelihoods...

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  • Policy Briefs

    Impactos das mudanças climáticas e estratégias de adaptação: Experiências de catadoras e catadores de materiais recicláveis do Brasil

    Principais conclusões: Experiências com eventos climáticos sérios: Muitas catadoras e catadores de materiais recicláveis (91%) vivenciaram,...

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