Region: 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...

Nexos – Blog de la redacción: La contradicción de Mancera sobre el salario mínimo

El primer de mayo de 2014, día internacional del trabajo, el Jefe de Gobierno del Distrito Federal, Miguel Ángel Mancera, hizo un “llamado...

Dogtown Redemption Film Website

Oregon Domestic Workers Bill of Rights

This Bill of Rights relates to the employment of domestic workers and creating new provisions in relation to this in the State of Oregon ...

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...

Fact Sheet: Women Organizing for Fair Trade in Nicaragua

Details of the MDG3-funded Fair Trade project in Nicaragua

Salud y Seguridad Ocupacional y Trabajo del Hogar

Este informe contiene los resultados de un proyecto de investigación de cuatro años sobre la salud y seguridad ocupacional (SSO) y los trabajadores...

Law: Bogotá (Colombia) Res DG-08807

Law governing the administration of street vendors’ association operating in the city of Bogotá, Colombia

Substitution of Animal Traction Vehicles in Bogota

In 2003, the national transit code sought to eradicate animal traction vehicles or animal pulled carts that would have affected hundreds...