Region: The Americas

WIEGO and Pimpex: Recyclers of Belo Horizonte

• October 23, 2016
• Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Workshop: New Public Service Standards for Waste Pickers

• May 14, 2015

Medellin, ColombiaWIEGO held a two-day workshop for waste picker organizations in Medellin and sourrounding municipalities. This workshop...

Multi-stakeholder meeting on the situation of urban waste pickers recycling solid waste in Peru

• November 19, 2015
• Hotel José Antonio
  Lima, Peru

12:15-14:30 Hotel José Antonio  

Regional Exchange of Domestic Workers

• February 18, 2017 - February 19, 2017
• Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City Domestic Worker in Mexico, Photo by L. Arauz. Courtesy: CACEH Convened by the Centre for Support and Capacity

Workshop: Quality Public Child Care for all Informal Workers

• July 24, 2017
• Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City, Mexico In the context of the recent introduction of the “right to care” to the Mexico City Constitution, WIEGO and OXFAM Mexico...

In times of crisis, grassroots organizations re-imagine democratic practice

Democratic norms are under threat worldwide. Informal workers and other marginalized groups are witnessing the reversal of hard-fought wins...

En temps de crise, les organisations de base réinventent la pratique démocratique

Aux quatre coins du monde, les normes démocratiques sont menacées et les conséquences à long terme s’annoncent graves. Les travailleuses...

Global Movement of Home-Based Workers

History of this Movement Home-based workers approached SEWA. We realized that many ’housewives’ are workers, but are invisible – even for...

Victories for Domestic Workers in Mexico City

Domestic workers in Mexico achieved significant victories and gained profile worldwide in December 2018.

Street Vendors in Lima, Peru

Every formalization process benefits those who have money. The ones who are left behind are the ones who cannot pay. – Gloria Solórzano,...