Livelihoods

Senegal’s Dump Upgrading Doesn’t Have to Displace Waste Pickers

The theme of World Habitat Day 2018 is municipal solid waste management and creating “waste wise cities.” In this article, WIEGO’s Waste...

Bangkok’s renowned street vendors march against evictions – and rally widespread support

By Chidchanok Samantrakul and Sarah Orleans Reed After relentless evictions against their livelihoods, on 4th September 2018, Bangkok street...

Can Waste Pickers Help Solve Delhi’s Towering Trash Problem?

With Avi Singh Majithia Delhi’s Qutub Minar, the tallest minaret in the world, rises high above many of the capital city’s landmarks, but...

Waste has Worth — and So Do the Women Working to Collect It

A step-by-step guide to building empowerment among women waste pickers By Sonia Dias and Ana Carolina Ogando Women across the globe share...

Partnering with Street Vendors Led One Indian City to Model a Way Forward

Bhubaneshwar, India, provides a unique model for integrating street vendors into cities’ future plans. Through a highly collaborative and...

Informal workers and taxes: What “tax justice” looks like from below

A growing tax justice movement has been exposing the shadowy ways in which elites and large trans-national corporations often avoid paying...

“Tomorrow is Ours”: India’s Informal Workers Declare in New Radio Programme

For 13 weeks, in 2017, the unthinkable happened for informal workers: they captivated audiences across Northern India by bringing the public...

Planeta Verde: cooperativa colombiana revoluciona la recolección de residuos

Planeta Verde: The Colombian Cooperative Revolutionizing Waste Picking

In celebration of International Cooperatives Day, we speak with Martha Elena Iglesias, a waste picker and the leader of Planeta Verde, a...

Strategies for Successful Collective Actions: A step-by-step guide

This week, we take a step-by-step look at what it takes for informal workers’ to stage a successful collective action. We’ll dive into the...