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  • Street vendor protest Post
    Building Collective Power September 10, 2019

    In times of crisis, grassroots organizations re-imagine democratic practice

    Democratic norms are under threat worldwide. Informal workers and other marginalized groups are witnessing the reversal of hard-fought wins...

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  • Street vendor protest Post
    Building Collective Power September 10, 2019

    En temps de crise, les organisations de base réinventent la pratique démocratique

    Aux quatre coins du monde, les normes démocratiques sont menacées et les conséquences à long terme s’annoncent graves. Les travailleuses...

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  • Luz Elena Ramos Terrones is a newspaper vender or ‘Canillita’ in Lima, Peru

    WIEGO MBO Newsletter

    Our MBO (Membership-based Organization) Newsletter series has been revived, with a new format featuring shorter and more focused stories. ...

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  • Waste picker at work in Bogota. Photo: Juan Arredondo/Getty Images Reportage Page

    Urban informal workers and the green economy

    Workers in the informal economy are playing an important role in climate change mitigation. Further, they usually leave a smaller carbon...

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  • Workers in the informal economy from six different sectors. A Domestic Worker, a Garment Worker, a Home-Based Worker, a Street Vendors / Market Trader, a Transport Worker, and a Waste Picker. Informational Article

    Rethinking Formalization

    The WIEGO Perspective Formalization of the informal economy can take different forms: registration, taxation, organization and representation,...

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  • Workers in the informal economy from six different sectors. A Domestic Worker, a Garment Worker, a Home-Based Worker, a Street Vendors / Market Trader, a Transport Worker, and a Waste Picker. Project

    Waste & Gender: Rethinking Relations for Empowerment

    Little research exists about gender relations and divisions among waste pickers. A collaborative in Latin America has shed light on the multiple...

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    Gender and Waste

    A collaborative project involving waste pickers in Latin America has shed light on the multiple levels of discrimination that women waste...

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  • Workers in the informal economy from six different sectors. A Domestic Worker, a Garment Worker, a Home-Based Worker, a Street Vendors / Market Trader, a Transport Worker, and a Waste Picker. Informational Article

    Informal Workers and the Law

    WIEGO works with four main occupational groups of informal workers: domestic workers, home-based workers, street vendors and waste pickers....

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  • Jaun Arredondo photo of waste picker in Bogota Page

    Waste Pickers on the Global Stage Fighting Climate Change

    Millions of informal waste pickers globally contribute to the conservation of natural resources and energy while reducing air/water pollution...

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  • Workers in the informal economy from six different sectors. A Domestic Worker, a Garment Worker, a Home-Based Worker, a Street Vendors / Market Trader, a Transport Worker, and a Waste Picker. Informational Article

    Waste Pickers Organizing

    ​ Waste pickers are increasingly motivated to organize and fight for recognition and a place within formal waste management systems. They...

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