Region: Senegal

Coura Ndiaye – a waste picker leader in Dakar, Senegal

Coura Ndiaye – or “Mother Coura” as people call her out of respect for her age and the number of years she has worked as a waste picker –...

The Urgent Need to Question Senegal’s Commitment to Ensuring Waste Pickers’ Livelihoods

The restructuring of the Mbeubeuss dump where over 2,000 men and women earn their living is part of Senegal’s “acceleration” programme...

Fermeture progressive de Mbeubeuss : A quand un processus plus inclusif et transparent pour protéger les récupératrice-eur-s ?

Alors que le président Macky Sall lance officiellement ce jour PROMOGED, le projet de transformation de la décharge de Mbeubeuss, WIEGO alerte...

Informal Workers See a Long Road to Recovery Ahead — Unless Governments Act

Data from the first round of the WIEGO-led COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy Study in 12 cities point to three common patterns across...

Démolition du marché Sandaga et recasement, l’avenir des tabliers en question

La démolition du bâtiment central du marché Sandaga, plusieurs fois annoncée et reportée, est prévue après la fête de l’Aid d’El Kébir, en...

Building a More Inclusive and Prosperous Dakar: Recommendations from Informal Workers

Capacité de Résilience des Acteurs de l’Economie Sociale et Solidaire (ESS) Face au COVID-19

• June 17, 2020
• Online

17 juin 2020 l 11h00 l Temps Universel Coordonné (TUC) En collaboration avec le Ministère de la Microfinance et de l’Economie sociale...

Bâtir un Dakar plus inclusif et plus prospère : Recommandations reçues des travailleuses et travailleurs de l’informel

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Project to help improve working conditions for Mbeubeuss waste pickers

WIEGO and the International Labour Organization (ILO) have launched a joint initiative to work with waste pickers at Mbeubeuss, the largest...

In Dakar, lawyers experience informal workers’ daily lives and rethink policy

Policymaking that impacts informal workers rarely comes with first-hand knowledge of their lives and needs. A new initiative in Dakar, Senegal,...