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11.30 a.m. – 1 p.m. GMT This forum will provide insights on how sanitation workers’ needs regarding occupational health and safety can be drawn from surveys of informal workers done for the WIEGO-led COVID-19 Crisis on Cooperatives in Brazil and the Informal Economy 12-city study, as well as from...
Pagamento por serviços na catação Esta cartilha apresenta orientações de como precificar o trabalho dos catadores seja das organizações coletivas como cooperativas seja de catadores autônomos. Payment for recycling services This manual lays out guidelines and recommendations on how to charge for...
109th Session of the International Labour Conference ‣ Global Network Position Paper: English, French, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish ‣ More information For the first time in its history, the 109th International Labour Conference (ILC) is being held virtually due to restrictions and changes imposed...
Cartão-Memória Cata Saúde: Este cartão-memória reconta como foi o projeto de capacitação online Cata Saúde Viraliza a partir de um diálogo entre catadores reconstituindo como foi, qual a metodologia, os temas e a dinâmica de interação no projeto. Memory Card Cata Saúde This popular education memory...
WIEGO and its affiliates stand in solidarity with the 180 waste pickers in Mushroomville who were given notice of eviction on 15th November 2021 from the area they have lived and worked in for over a decade. The final eviction notice, served by the Gauteng High Court, is a blow to this group of...
The restructuring of the Mbeubeuss dump where over 2000 men and women earn their living is part of Senegal's “acceleration” programme and, despite the president’s commitment to listen to the waste pickers’ demands, these workers will be left behind if they are not included in the project.
In time for the COP 26 United Nations Climate Change Conference, a new tool for calculating greenhouse gas emissions mitigated by waste pickers activity will be shared with the public for the first time. In 2020, waste pickers from Colombia’s Association of Recyclers of Bogotá (ARB) prevented the...
A methodology and calculator tool enabling the estimation of greenhouse gas emissions that waste picker groups prevent. The tool, which was developed for waste picker organizations and their supporters, allows for the measurement of greenhouse gas emissions avoided through the following waste...
Many different organizations and specialists talk about universal social protection. But their vision of how to achieve it is very different. In this briefing note, we will look at how two of the main actors in this debate, the World Bank and the International Labour Organization (ILO) look at the...
Le système d’enregistrement est un outil essentiel pour étendre la protection sociale aux travailleuse·eur·s de l’informel. Dans cette note d'information, nous examinerons les expériences de mécanismes d’enregistrement qui ont fonctionné pour les travailleuse·eur·s de l’informel dans cinq pays : l...
Videos / Slideshows / Audio
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.