Region: The Americas

Gender Action Plan 2021-2023

The Gender and Waste project carried out, from 2019-2020, workshops on communications and leadership skills, feminism, and public policies....

Building Solidarity Among Waste Pickers in Latin America

• July 6, 2021 - July 13, 2021
• Online

Time: 2 p.m. Brazil Standard Time on July 6 and 2 p.m. Brazil Standard Time on July 13 Translation: Spanish and Portuguese translation were...

Extending Social Protection to Women and Men in the Informal Economy

• June 3, 2021 - June 19, 2021
• ILO Headquarters, Geneva
  Virtual

109th Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC)   ‣ ILO final Statement ‣ Introduction ‣ Global Network Position Paper ‣ Notable...

Reduzindo a poluição do litoral: o papel crucial dos trabalhadores informais

O ecossistema marinho de Salvador é especialmente vulnerável à poluição causada pelo plástico proveniente de resíduos gerados por foliões...

Curbing Coastal Pollution: Informal Workers’ Critical Role

Salvador’s marine ecosystem is particularly vulnerable to plastic pollution from waste material generated by revellers at the Barra-Ondina...

Ecosystem of Waste: The Role of Waste Pickers and Street Vendors in Curbing Coastal Pollution at Carnaval in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil

‘The Pretty Ones’

This is the story of Jennifer Thaís Santos Fernandes, the secretary of the ASCITO waste picker cooperative that is supported by WIEGO through...

« Les belles filles »

Voici le témoignage de Jennifer Thaís Santos Fernandes, secrétaire de la coopérative de récupératrice·eur·s de matériaux ASCITO, soutenue...

“Las bonitas”

Esta es la historia de Jennifer Thaís Santos Fernandes, la secretaria de la cooperativa de recicladorxs ASCITO, que cuenta con el apoyo de...

Jennifer Thaís Santos Fernandes–Catadora de materiais recicláveis

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