The Americas

Resumen Ejectivo – La situación de los derechos humanos de la comunidad recicladora en América Latina: un reclamo urgente por respeto a través de estándares internacionales

El objetivo de este informe es brindar argumentos y herramientas jurídicas que permitan proteger efectivamente los derechos humanos de las...

Street Vendors and Legal Advocacy: Reflections from Ghana, India, Peru, South Africa and Thailand

Reducing Waste in Coastal Cities through Inclusive Recycling

The RWCC Project Waste pickers worldwide contribute significantly in preventing ocean waste pollution by recycling and reusing materials...

Mexico City Recognizes the Rights of Informal Waste Pickers

On July 15th 2016, Mexico City’s Human Rights Commission (CDHDF) issued Recommendation 7/2016, named “Omissions in Mexico City’s urban solid...

Brazilian recyclers take the wheel in door to door collection

In Belo Horizonte, Brazil, a new model of selective collection has given informal catadores (recyclers) responsibility for collecting door-to-door...

Third Regional Meeting of Home-based Worker Organizations and Supporters in Latin America

• September 18, 2019 - September 19, 2019
• Lima, Perú

WIEGO, together with Coordinadora Regional de Organizaciones de Trabajadores y Trabajadoras en Domicilio en América Latina y el Caribe (COTRADO-ALAC),...

Waste and Citizenship Forums – Achievements and Limitations

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Empleo, salarios y equidad durante la recuperación reciente en la Argentina

Organising Street Vendors: “Gente de Confiar” Radio Progamme, Lima, Peru

An authentically democratic community requires open channels of communication between citizens. Street markets offer a natural setting for...

Integração de Trabalhadores Informais na Coleta Seletiva de Recicláveis: o Caso de Belo Horizonte, Brasil

Esta nota informativa traz uma análise mais detalhada sobre a gênese e os elementos chaves da política pública voltada para a integração...