Region: Mexico City

Design for Shoeshiners in CDMX – Team 3

Designs prepared for Mexico City Shoe Shiner’s Union by a group of design students from Mexico City’s IberoAmerican University.  ...

Minutas de La Mesa Redonda “El Empleo Informal en la Ciudad de México: Retos y Perspectivas 2017”

La Mesa Redonda “El Empleo Informal en la Ciudad de México: Retos y Perspectivas 2017” fue organizada el 16 de febrero de 2017 como parte...

Lista de participantes de La Mesa Redonda “El Empleo Informal en la Ciudad de México: Retos y Perspectivas 2017”

La Mesa Redonda “El Empleo Informal en la Ciudad de México: Retos y Perspectivas 2017” fue organizada el 16 de febrero de 2017 como parte...

Workshop: Quality Public Child Care for all Informal Workers

• July 24, 2017
• Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City, Mexico In the context of the recent introduction of the “right to care” to the Mexico City Constitution, WIEGO and OXFAM Mexico...

Five Must-reads on Including Street Vendors in Public Spaces

Street vendors are facing unprecedented challenges in cities across the globe, despite global development goals calling for more economically...

Créer un « espace public pour tous » : stratégies utiles à l’intention des vendeurs et vendeuses de rue

Par Jenna Harvey « Je veux voir une ville sans expulsions. Je veux les voir [vendeurs de rue] jouir du droit à la ville, où aucun gouvernement,...

Strategies for Street Vendors to Create “Public Space for All”

By Jenna Harvey “I want to see an eviction-free city. I want to see them [street vendors] having a right to the city, where no government,...

From Mozambique to Mexico, Domestic Workers are Fighting for their Rights — and Telling their Stories

Domestic workers — those who cook, clean, sweep, and child-mind in private homes across the globe — face unusually challenging circumstances...

Mexico City’s Shoe Shiners are not “Visual Contamination:” Design Solutions for a Traditional Occupation in a Changing City

By Jenna Harvey & Tania Espinosa Sanchez Mexico City’s shoe shiners (aseadores de calzado) have been earning a living on the city’s...

Threat of A New Waste Incinerator in Mexico City Puts Informal Waste Pickers’ Livelihoods at Risk

In Mexico City, a controversy is brewing over a proposed billion-dollar waster incinerator that threatens the livelihoods of the city’s estimated...