VIDEO: C189: Conventional Wisdom
This documentary film by the International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF) illustrates how women from around the world organized within...
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Interview with Caroline Skinner on Street Vendors and Public Space for WIEGO Blog
Caroline Skinner, WIEGO’s Urban Research Director, discusses the launch of our new e-book, Street Vendors and Public Space: Essential...
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The Real World of Work
Sally Roever, WIEGO’s International Coordinator, talks about the 61% of workers worldwide who make their living in the informal economy...
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VIDEO: Climate Change
Wastepickers from around the world bombarded the halls of COP15 to demonstrate their livelihood and chant about the importance of recycling.
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First Congress of Latin American Waste Pickers. Managua, February 2012 (Video)
The Latin American Wastpicker’s movement has grown from 5 to 17 member countries in the last 5 years. United and strong their demand...
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Social Protection for Home-Based Workers in Thailand
Thailand is taking steps to give people access to basic social protection, including providing universal health care and pension systems. However,...
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Numbers of domestic workers have increased, but working benefits have not kept up, says the ILO
This report includes a live interview with ILO’s Malte Luebker from BKK, about the Domestic Workers Report.
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VIDEO: C189: Sabiduria Convencional
Película de la Federación Internacional de los trabajadores domésticos (IDWF) sobre la exitosa campaña para el Convenio (C189) para los derechos...
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Población recicladora en Nicaragua: Una fuerza productiva y ambiental
WIEGO, UCA y RedNica establecen una alianza para hacer una línea de base de la situación de los miles de recicladores que existen en Nicaragua...
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VIDEO: The Recognition, Promotion and Remuneration of Informal Waste Pickers
This video, by WIEGO’s Federico Parra, describes the situation of informal waste pickers in Bogota, Colombia.
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