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Policy/Position Documents
Глобальный документ с изложением позиции организаций работников неформальной экономики 111-я сессия МКТ – Общее обсуждение: Достижение справедливого перехода к экологически устойчивой экономике и обществу для всех
Международные сети работников неформальной экономики и WIEGO приветствуют доклад МОТ «Достижение справедливого перехода к экологически устойчивой...
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Policy/Position Documents
Position Paper from Workers’ Organizations in the Informal Economy on: Achieving a just transition towards environmentally sustainable economies and societies for all, prepared for the 111th Session of the International Labour Conference
International networks of workers in the informal economy and WIEGO welcome the ILO report on Achieving a just transition towards environmentally...
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Climate Change and Just Transition May 24, 2023Waste Pickers and EPR in India
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) transfers the responsibility of waste management from municipal authorities to the producers of the...
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Statistical Briefs
The Collection of Data on Waste Pickers in Colombia, 2012-2022
This brief describes the unprecedented census of waste pickers that took place in 2012 in Bogota, as mandated by rulings of the Constitutional...
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COVID-19 Crisis Study April 14, 2023The Superheroes of Mexico City
WIEGO’s Tania Espinosa Sánchez and Yuleina Carmona talk about the success of the Lxs Rifadxs campaign in Mexico City, which helped residents...
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Building Collective Power April 11, 2023‘We Are Not Alone’: Waste Pickers Worldwide Unite
In this interview, Leonor Larraburu of the Unión de Trabajadores y Trabajadoras de la Economía Popular (UTEP) in Argentina tells us about...
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Resource Documents
Efforts of Argentina’s Informal Waste Pickers to Finance Decent Work and Social Protection through Extended Producer Responsibility Legislation
Based on the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) framework, organizations of informal waste pickers in Argentina have drafted a law that...
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Resource Documents
Pune Waste Pickers’ Innovative Efforts to Fund the Extension of Decent Work and Social Protection
Taking inspiration from India’s long experience with welfare boards, which provide social protection for self-employed workers and are generally...
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Law & Informality Insights
Defending Waste Pickers’ Livelihoods: Lessons from Litigation in Latin America
Waste pickers have won several legal actions in Latin America over the past two decades. This edition looks at the lessons learned.
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Climate Change and Just Transition March 15, 2023Climate Crisis, Health and Informality: Building a Movement Across Borders
Workers in informal employment experience frequent workplace exposure to a range of occupational health and safety risks. The climate crisis...
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