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Les méthodes participatives sont essentielles pour explorer les nombreuses facettes de la soumission et de la discrimination que connaissent les récupératrices de matériaux, ainsi que pour créer des ressources propices à leur autonomisation et à l’ouverture de possibilités pour leur émancipation...
Los métodos participativos son esenciales para explorar los varios niveles de sumisión y discriminación que las recicladoras enfrentan, así como para crear recursos para su empoderamiento y oportunidades para su autonomía económica. English | Français | Portugués
A blog post by WIEGO's Waste Sector Specialist, Sonia Dias.
A blog post by Purple Romero about waste pickers organizing in the Philippines. To learn more about the Rockefeller Foundation's Informal City Dialogues project, click here .
A blog post by Manuel Vigo about waste pickers in Lima, Peru. To learn more about the Rockefeller Foundation's Informal City Dialogues project, click here .
Some waste picker organizations are interested in earning income from the sale of carbon credits in order to improve their personal and collective circumstances. However, many issues affect how realistic pursuing this source of income is for an organization. This 4-page resource examines the...
Long before the green economy concept was globally adopted, waste pickers and other recycling and waste workers in the informal economy have offered a public service with positive economic, social and environmental impact for their communities. For centuries they have been fighting to have their...
A blog post by Witchaya Pruecksamars about informal waste workers in Bangkok, Thailand.
A blog post by Jason Patinkin about waste pickers in Nairobi, Kenya. To learn more about the Rockefeller Foundation's Informal City Dialogues project, click here .
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.