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The Bogotá success demonstrates that the inclusion of waste pickers within the waste management system is possible through continuous effort over time to gradually change government policies and practices. This is a case study.
This blog post by Laura Lehman shares information on " Problem-Solving, Partnership & Prototypes: A Reflection on IDDS Zero Waste in Cali, Colombia ."
Research co-financed by WIEGO, Women in Informal Employment: Globalising and Organising
This blog post about Bangalore's domestic workers was written by WIEGO's writer/editor, Carlin Carr.
English language toolkit from the Waste and Gender Programme developed by Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO), National Movement of Waste Pickers in Brazil (MNCR), Center for Study and Research on Women (NEPEM) of the Federal University of Minas Gerais and Instituto...
English language toolkit from the Waste and Gender Programme developed by Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO), National Movement of Waste Pickers in Brazil (MNCR), Center for Study and Research on Women (NEPEM) of the Federal University of Minas Gerais and Instituto...
This blog post, Mapping Bangalore's Waste, was written by WIEGO's writer/editor, Carlin Carr.
The WAW database is the sum of several existing databases with information about waste picker organizations in Africa, Asia and Latin America. It was a multi-year process commissioned by WIEGO from 2009 to 2013. It is an ongoing effort to merge all the different datasets into one comprehensible and...
Paola Caviedes Martinez is a single mom concerned with children’s rights, raising children without male role models and the psychological turmoil caused by financial crisis, credit crunch and a general decline in living standards. Coming from the poorest class in her native city of Buenos Aires in...
Participatory methods are essential in exploring the many levels of submission and discrimination women waste pickers face and in creating resources for their empowerment and opportunities for their economic autonomy. Français | Español | Portugués
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.