Theme: Climate Change and Just Transition

Documento de posicionamento global: Uma transição justa para as pessoas trabalhadoras em empregos informais: Considerações para a 111.ª sessão do debate geral da CIT

Neste resumo, a WIEGO e quatro redes globais de pessoas trabalhadoras em empregos informais, incluindo a HomeNet International, a Aliança...

Global Position Paper: A Just Transition for Workers in Informal Employment, prepared for the 111th session of the International Labour Conference

In this brief, WIEGO and four global networks of workers in informal employment including HomeNet International, the International Alliance...

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...

Waste Pickers and EPR in India

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) transfers the responsibility of waste management from municipal authorities to the producers of the...

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...

Climate 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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5 Local Actions to Support the Informal Workforce that Should Go Global

In promoting a better urban future, the United Nations recently called for the sharing of transformative approaches to local action – what...

Enhancing Urban Informal Workers’ Contribution to Equity: A Call to Action

For its flagship GOLD Report, UCLG asked WIEGO for its expertise on the urban informal economy, with a focus on an agenda for action for...

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and Waste Pickers

This brief explores the challenges that waste pickers face with EPR and offers ideas for developing more inclusive EPR systems, based on...