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This paper traces back the origins of the conceptual framework Integrated Sustainable Solid Waste Management, and examines how this concept was appropriated in Brazil to inform activism of membership-based organizations (MBOs) and NGOs in their fight towards greater integration of waste pickers in...
Street vendors have occupied public space in central Lima since the colonial period, and the first recorded attempt to regulate street trade in Lima dates back to 1594. For more than four centuries since then, street vendors have contributed to the local economy by providing affordable goods and...
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Abstract: This article explores characteristics and influence of traders‟ associations in four case study countries: Senegal, Ghana, Tanzania and Lesotho. In Senegal, associations have mainly been linked to Muslim brotherhoods. Two larger independent associations are mentioned, UNACOIS (Union...
Un resumen basado en el informe de Koni Benson y Nanadi Vanga-Mgijima, Grupo Internacional de Investigación e Información Laboral
Um resumo baseado no relatório de Koni Benson e Nandi Vanqa-Mgijima, (ILRIG) – Grupo Internacional de Informação e Pesquisa de Trabalho
Un sommaire tiré du rapport de Koni Benson et de Nandi Vanqa-Mgijima, International Labour Research and Information Group (ILRIG)
La ciudad de Medellín, después de unas décadas de aislamiento e involución caracterizadas por altos índices de inseguridad, violencia y segregación social, ha venido experimentando en la última década un proceso de renacimiento urbanístico que tuvo comienzo bajo el liderazgo del Alcalde Sergio...
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Millions of women work long hours, in dangerous conditions, for little pay. They are fighting for change, with the help of ILO Convention 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers. Watch this video to learn how.
Workers Education/Organizing Materials
This manual helps street vendors learn more about the regulations that govern public space and how to defend the right to work in public space. It describes successful actions taken by street vendor organizations. And it offers information to help you organize and negotiate with local government.
WIEGO Working Papers
Mike Rogan reviews how informal workers are taxed, why there is growing interest in taxing them, and whether they should be included in the tax net.