The Americas

Decreto Supremo No 005-2007-TR: Declaran el 30 de marzo como el “Día nacional de los trabajadores y trabajadoras del hogar”

Decreto supremo Nº 005 sobre la declaración del día 30 de marzo como “Día Nacional de los Trabajadores y Trabajadoras del Hogar,” Marzo 2007. ...

Ordenanza No 062: Comercio en la vía pública de la Municipalidad de Lima, Perú

Ordenanza No 062: Comercio en la vía pública de la Municipalidad de Lima, Perú

“Women are always the strongest”

Paola Caviedes Martinez is a single mom concerned with children’s rights, raising children without male role models and the psychological...

Mujeres Recicladoras

VIDEO: Ivaneide Souza on Coaching

WIEGO’s Sonia Dias and Ivaneide Souza, of Redesol, discuss the importance of coaching for informal workers, especially women.  In Portuguese...

Laura de RENAREC habla de la importancia de organizarse para lograr el reconocimiento

Laura Guanoluisa de la Red Nacional de Recicladores de Ecuador (RENAREC) habla de la importancia de los uniformes de los recicladores, el...

VIDEO: Samuel Le Coeur from AMELIOR Association in France

From 28-30 November 2016, informal recyclers from Brazil hosted the international event, Expocatadores, in which they invited Latin American...

Colombia Law: Bogotá (Colombia) Res DG-137-07

Law governing street vendors’ associations in Bogotá, Colombia

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...