Report on Waste Pickers at 2013 ILO Conference
Since 1919, the United Nation’s International Labour Organization (commonly known as the ILO) has hosted its annual International Labour...
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Cities Alliance Exchange Report
In August 2016, WIEGO and its local ally, Asociación de Recicladores de Bogotá (the Bogotá Waste Pickers Association or ARB), hosted a learning...
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Reporte de síntesis y aprendizajes del intercambio de la Alianza de las Ciudades
En agosto de 2016, WIEGO junto a su aliado local, la Asociación de Recicladores de Bogotá, organizó un intercambio de aprendizajes en Bogotá,...
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In times of crisis, grassroots organizations re-imagine democratic practice
Democratic norms are under threat worldwide. Informal workers and other marginalized groups are witnessing the reversal of hard-fought wins...
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En temps de crise, les organisations de base réinventent la pratique démocratique
Aux quatre coins du monde, les normes démocratiques sont menacées et les conséquences à long terme s’annoncent graves. Les travailleuses...
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WIEGO MBO Newsletter
Our MBO (Membership-based Organization) Newsletter series has been revived, with a new format featuring shorter and more focused stories. ...
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Urban informal workers and the green economy
Workers in the informal economy are playing an important role in climate change mitigation. Further, they usually leave a smaller carbon...
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Rethinking Formalization
The WIEGO Perspective Formalization of the informal economy can take different forms: registration, taxation, organization and representation,...
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Waste & Gender: Rethinking Relations for Empowerment
Little research exists about gender relations and divisions among waste pickers. A collaborative in Latin America has shed light on the multiple...
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Gender and Waste
A collaborative project involving waste pickers in Latin America has shed light on the multiple levels of discrimination that women waste...
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