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Region: The Americas

All posts in The Americas

  • Toolkits and Guides

    Integrated Programme of Worker’s Health (PISAT), Institute of Public Health, Federal University of Bahia

    The Integrated Programme of Worker’s Health (PISAT) forms part of the Federal University of Bahia’s Institute of Collective Health, which...

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    Waste pickers in Colombia

    In “Order 275, dating from 2011,” a lead waste picker interviews two high-level officials, who explain the content of the constitutional...

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    Flash Mob Reciclagem Popular – Minas Gerais

    Mais de 300 pessoas, entre catadores de materiais recicláveis e apoiadores da causa, participaram do Flah Mob Reciclagem Popular que aconteceu...

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  • Fact Sheets/Infographics

    IEMS: Recherche-Action Porteuse et Résultats Concrets

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  • Legal Instruments

    Resolución directoral No 023-2013-MTPE: Perfil ocupacional de trabajadores del hogar

    Resolución directoral sobre perfil ocupacional de trabajadores del hogar

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  • Legal Instruments

    Proyecto de Ley 4387-98 Que propone reconocer al trabajador autónomo ambulatorio, Perú

    Proyecto de Ley 4387-98 Que propone reconocer al trabajador autónomo ambulatorio, Perú

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  • Legal Instruments

    Modificaciones a la Ley General de Residuos Sólidos

    Decreto Legislativo No 1065, que modifica la Ley No 27314, Ley General de Residuos Sólidos

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  • External Blog Posts/Op Eds

    International Development Innovation Network

    This blog post by Laura Lehman shares information on “Problem-Solving, Partnership & Prototypes: A Reflection on IDDS Zero Waste...

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  • Advocacy Materials

    World Cup for All: A Portrait of Street Vendors’ Organizations in the World Cup Host Cities in Brazil

    This report is an English summary of a Portuguese research study StreetNet International commissioned on organizations of informal traders...

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  • Project Reports

    Technology and the Future of Work: Experiences of informal waste workers and street vendors in Dhaka, Lima, and Nairobi

    “Through  a  year-long  project  supported  by  the  Rockefeller  Foundation, Practical  Action  and  WIEGO  (Women  in  Informal ...

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