The Americas

Government Resource: City of Vancouver (Canada) Guide to Street and Sidewalk Use for Business

City of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, guide to laws governing various types of street vending, busking, and other forms of business...

Maquila Solidarity Network Website

The Maquila Solidarity Network (MSN) is a labour and women’s rights organization that supports the efforts of workers in global supply...

Encuesta Nacional sobre Condiciones de Vida ENCOVI-2000

Taller de Estadísticas del Sector Informal en América Latina (OIT/WIEGO)

Bolivia 5th country to Ratify Domestic Workers Convention C189

Video describing the ratification of the Domestic Workers Convention, C189, in Bolivia, April 2013. This video is in Spanish with English...

VIDEO: Federico Parra (Colombia) – Recognition of the ‘Recicladores’ as Public Managers of Waste in Colombia

The Municipal Services Project conference held in April 2014 in Cape Town, South Africa brought together researchers, activists, labour,...

WIEGO’s Focal Cities Work in Lima

Implementing several of WIEGO’s initiatives in two cities – Lima, capital of Peru, in South America, and Accra, capital of Ghana,...

Resolución de Superintendencia No 245-2008/SUNAT: Facilitan la declaración y/o pago de las contribuciones a la seguridad social de los empleadores de trabajadores del hogar.

Summary of Legal Framework on Street Vendors in Peru

Summary of materials related to the legal framework for street vendors.Review of the main pieces of legislation related to this occupational...

Reglamento de la Ley No. 29419

Ley que regula las actividades de los recicladores D.S. 005-2010 MINAM; aspectos técnicos del reciclaje de los residuos sólidos.

VIDEO: Women’s Stories: Madalena Duarte

This is a message of support to women waste pickers in South Africa from Madalena Duarte, a waste picker leader from MNCR (Movimento Nacional...