Occupational Group: Waste Pickers

Decreto Supremo No. 005-2010-MINAM; Reglamento de Ley No. 29419 que regula la actividad de los Recicladores en Perú

Decreto Supremo No. 005-2010-MINAM; Reglamento de Ley No. 29419 que regula la actividad de los Recicladores en Perú

Proposals and demands of workers in informal employment for the new government of Mexico City

This Platform contains a list of proposals and demands to move towards guaranteeing the rights of informal workers.  This document can also...

VIDEO: Climate Change

Wastepickers from around the world bombarded the halls of COP15 to demonstrate their livelihood and chant about the importance of recycling. ...

Documentary: Essa Gente Vai Longe – MNCR (Portuguese)

Title: Essa Gente Vai Longe…. – Parte 1 Documentário MNCR Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtUp9ZSQ7lg&feature Parte 2 Link:...

Colombia Constitutional Court document re suspension of public bidding

An English translation of the resolution suspending the city’s tendering process in order to protect the rights of recyclers and the...

Boletín Informativo de WIEGO para OBM abril 2012

Organizing Reclaimers in Tshwane, South Africa: Lessons from the Top Down and Bottom Up Experiences

Summary of WIEGO Organizing Brief 5 (English)

Robert Neuwirth: The Power of the Informal Economy

TED Summary:Robert Neuwirth spent four years among the chaotic stalls of street markets, talking to pushcart hawkers and gray marketers,...

Boletim Informativo do Cidades Inclusivas Janeiro 2013

Afrontando la Crisis: Recesión Persistente, Inflación Creciente y la Fuerza Laboral de la Economía Informal (Ficha Técnica)

Report available in English here.Relatório disponível em português aqui.Informe disponible en español aquí.