By: Samson Melanie Date: November 2010 Subtitle: WIEGO Organizing Brief No. 5 This brief is part of the WIEGO Publication Series. View list of all WIEGO briefs. Go to publication (pdf) Informal Economy Theme Organizing & Organizations Informal Economy Topic Livelihoods Occupational group Waste Pickers Region Sub-Saharan Africa South Africa Tshwane Language English Publication Type WIEGO Briefs Related Pages Organizing & Organizations International Women’s Day 2022 Coura Ndiaye – a waste picker leader in Dakar, Senegal Norma Palacios, a domestic worker leader in Mexico City Renu, a Vendor Leader in Bangkok, Thailand Related Publications WIEGO Resource DocumentsHome-Based Workers' Access to Social Protection: Lessons Learned from the IDPoor Programme in CambodiaBy Aura Sevilla, Men Sinoeun WIEGO BriefsThe Journey from “Factories in Homes” to Legal Recognition and Rights for Home-Based Workers in PakistanBy Zehra Khan, Krithika Dinesh WIEGO Working PapersTight Tax Net, Loose Safety Net: Taxation and Social Protection in Accra’s Informal SectorBy Nana Akua Anyidoho, Max Gallien, Ghida Ismail, Florian Juergens-Grant, Mike Rogan, Vanessa van den Boogaard WIEGO Resource DocumentsNew Forms of Social Insurance: The Case Study of the TUC–UNIWA Informal Sector Pension Scheme in GhanaBy Prince Asafu-Adjaye WIEGO Annual Reports2021-2022 WIEGO Annual ReportBy WIEGO View all publications Related Blog Posts From Organizing Workers to Organizing Humanitarian AidBy Leslie Vryenhoek Organizing Women Workers in War and BeyondBy WIEGO Blog 5 Local Actions to Support the Informal Workforce that Should Go GlobalBy WIEGO Blog Recognition and Respect Could Change Street Vendors’ LivesBy WIEGO Blog Subverting Master Planning to Advance Informal Worker Interests: Lessons from DelhiBy Shalini Sinha, Avi Majithia, Jenna Harvey Visit the WIEGO Blog
