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In Mexico City, a controversy is brewing over a proposed billion-dollar waster incinerator that threatens the livelihoods of the city’s estimated 10,000-plus volunteer waste pickers. On this International Waste Pickers’ Day, we speak with WIEGO’s Focal City Coordinator in Mexico City, Tania Espinosa...
En la Ciudad de México, la polémica continúa creciendo en torno a la construcción de una incineradora de residuos que supera los 100 mil millones de pesos y pone en riesgo el sustento de vida de más de 10 mil trabajadores voluntarios del servicio de limpia de la Ciudad de México. Para el Día...
Technical team and leaders of ARRECICLAR in Medellín. Photo: Arreciclar Members of four waste picker organizations in Medellín, Popayán, and Montería — RECIMED (Cooperativa Multiactiva de recicladores de Medellín), ARRECICLAR (Asociación de Recicladores de Antioquia) in Medellín; AREMARPO...
E quipo técnico y líderes de ARRECICLAR en Medellín. Foto: Arreciclar Las organizaciones de recicladores y recicladoras en Medelín, Popayán y Montería —RECIMED (Cooperativa Multiactiva de recicladores de Medellín), ARRECICLAR (Asociación de Recicladores de Antioquia) en Medellín; AREMARPO...
On July 13, hundreds of Johannesburg’s informal waste pickers (known locally as “reclaimers”) — men and women who have been collecting, separating, and selling the city’s reusable discards for generations — took to the streets to protest a municipal decision that could put them out of work...
Things are not easy for those protecting the Earth. Two recent landfill disasters have exposed the dangerous realities for those who make a living off of the world's waste. Just a few days ago, a garbage dump on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, gave way, burying nearly 30 people who lived at its...
por Lucía Fernández Las cosas no son fáciles para quienes protegen a la Tierra Desastres recientes en dos vertederos han expuesto la peligrosa realidad de quienes se ganan la vida con los residuos del mundo. Hace pocos días, un botadero en las afueras de Colombo, Sri Lanka, se derrumbó y sepultó a...
Por Sonia Dias , Ana Carolina Ogando , y Vanessa Pillay Las mujeres recicladoras se enfrentan a muchos desafíos para mantener sus medios de sustento, y las cuestiones de género son uno de ellos. Por ejemplo, puede que no se les permita el acceso a materiales reciclables de alto valor, y es menos...
WIEGO’s Organizing and Representation Programme and Urban Policies Programme works with waste picker organizations in South Africa and Brazil to identify the unique needs of women working in this sector and how those needs can be addressed. On this International Women’s Day, we go behind the scenes...
Los recicladores de Bogotá en cabeza de la Asociación de Recicladores de Bogotá (ARB) han hecho historia desde 2011 al lograr que la Corte Constitucional de Colombia —la instancia judicial más alta en el país— reconociera su papel como proveedores de servicios públicos y exigiera que las...
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.