The Americas

The Mexican economy and the international financial crisis

Unpublished manuscript

Broken laws, unprotected workers: Violations of employment and labour laws in America’s cities

Home-Based Work and Women’s Labor Force DecisionsJournal of Labor Economics

Abstract: Home‐based work differs from other employment because the work site is the home itself. This difference means that the fixed costs...

Dudu Nobre apoia catadores de recicláveis em Barretos

Dudu Nobre apóia catadores no youtube

Santé et sécurité au travail et travail ménager

The Future of the Domestic Workers’ Movement

Speech presented by Dan Gallin at the International Domestic Workers’ Federation, Founding Congress which was held in Montevideo, Uruguay...

Caracterización Socioeconómica y de Salud de Personas Recicladoras (Versión Amigable)

[Versión Amigable] Este documento presenta de manera sintetizada una caracterización de las condiciones socioeconómicas y de salud de los...

VIDEO: The Recognition, Promotion and Remuneration of Informal Waste Pickers

This video, by WIEGO’s Federico Parra, describes the situation of informal waste pickers in Bogota, Colombia.

Decreto Supremo 005 91TR: Reconocen al trabajador ambulante la calidad jurídica de trabajador autónomo ambulatorio

Decreto-Supremo 005 91TR: Reconocen al trabajador ambulante la calidad jurídica de trabajador autónomo ambulatorio, Perú.

Mujeres Recicladoras

Spanish language toolkit from the Waste and Gender Programme developed by Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO),...