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For waste pickers, harassment is a part of daily life, also before the pandemic. Our reports on human rights in Latin America serve as a documentary testimony both to give visibility to waste pickers’ working conditions and to mobilize support in defense of their rights.
Para lxs recicladorxs el hostigamiento forma parte de su vida cotidiana, incluso antes de la pandemia. A través de entrevistas en profundidad con estxs trabajadorxs, observar de cerca su trabajo y visitar una docena de vertederos en seis países de América Latina antes de la pandemia, las condiciones...
Pour les récupératrice·eur·s de matériaux, le harcèlement fait partie de la vie quotidienne, même avant la pandémie. Des entretiens approfondis avec ces travailleuse·eur·s, l'observation de leur travail et la visite d'une douzaine de décharges dans six pays d'Amérique latine – effectuée avant la...
Ernestine Mohloboli, a former artist who now makes a living collecting waste in Johannesburg, has long been a proponent of organizing reclaimers. For years, many reclaimers resisted joining. But when COVID-19 shut down their livelihoods, the African Reclaimers’ Organisation became a lifeline.
La Convention (n° 190) et la Recommandation (n° 206) de l’OIT sur la violence et le harcèlement ont été adoptées en 2019. Cette note d'information indique comment les organisations de base peuvent se servir de ces normes de travail pour aborder la violence subie par les travailleuse·eur·s de l...
COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy Policy Insights No. 1 Key findings and policy recommendations pertaining to lockdown effects on workers' earnings and relief measures for informal workers based on research undertaken as part of the COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy study. Español...
La crise de la COVID-19 et l’économie informelle Conclusions principales et recommandations en matière de politiques relatives aux effets du confinement sur les moyens de subsistance des travailleuse·eur·s. Mesures d’allègement pour les travailleuse·eur·s de l’informel basées sur une enquête menée...
La crisis de la COVID-19 y la economía informal Conclusiones principales y recomendaciones de políticas relativas a los efectos del confinamiento sobre los ingresos de las personas trabajadoras. Medidas de alivio para las personas trabajadoras en empleo informal basadas en investigaciones llevadas a...
When COVID-19 hit, it was South African waste picker Justina Kgoele's resourcefulness that got her through the worst of the crisis. Forced to make new plans to survive, Justina tells of how she liaised with the African Reclaimers Organisation (ARO) to get food parcels and PPE to those who'd lost...
The Global 16 Days Campaign , launched in collaboration with global feminists by the Center for Women’s Global Leadership (CWGL) at its first Women’s Global Leadership Institute in 1991, has been used worldwide to call for the elimination of gender-based violence (GBV). The Global Campaign is...
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.