The Americas

VIDEO: Right to the City and Privatization

The privatization of waste management and introduction of municipal policies which restrict access to waste can have a negative impact on...

Minas Gerais: Waste Picker Health & Safety

An exploratory health risk mapping in five waste picker cooperatives in Brazil considers waste pickers’ work routines and workplace...

Fortaleciendo la voz de los trabajadores informales en las decisiones de política social en América Latina: Programa México – resultados del proyecto

Programa WIEGO: Fortaleciendo la voz de los trabajadores informales en las decisiones de política social en América Latina

Redemption – The Documentary

From the documentary’s website: “They are New York City’s gleaners – struggling at the edge of our society. You see them on almost...

United-States-of-America-Law: Hawaii Act 248 – An Act Relating to Labor (Domestics) (United States)

Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights for the state of Hawaii.

The Legal Regulation of Street Vendors in New York City

This paper looks into the legal status of street vendors in New York City in the 1980s and 1990s and illustrates that despite persistent...

Finding a Collective Voice to Become Visible: The Creation of the RENAREC

Story prepared by: Olga Abizaid, WIEGO with Felipe Toledo, Fundación AVINA, Yolanda Bueno, Fundación Alianza, and María Llanes (former President...

Gathering Occupational Health Data from Informal Workers – The Brazilian Experience

ILO Fact Sheet on Domestic Workers’ Rights in Brazil

Fact sheet on domestic workers rights’ under Brazil’s domestic workers’ law

Genre et Déchets: Repenser les Relations vers L’autonomisation

Les méthodes participatives sont essentielles pour explorer les nombreuses facettes de la soumission et de la discrimination que connaissent...