Urban Policies Programme

Cuidar Project: Waste Pickers’ Health Risk Mapping

Minas Gerais: Waste Picker Health & Safety

An exploratory health risk mapping in five waste picker cooperatives in Brazil considers waste pickers’ work routines and workplace...

Political Platform for the Rights of Domestic Workers in Mexico

This  Political  Platform  was  developed  during  the  1st Regional Exchange of Experiences of Women Domestic Workers: Convention 189 and...

WIEGO’s Position on Dump Closures

Livelihood plans must be an integral component of any dump closure process  Waste pickers around the globe contribute to a cleaner environment,...

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...

Posicionamento da WIEGO sobre FECHAMENTO DE LIXÕES

Accra: Market, Street Traders & Headload Porter’s Health & Safety

A survey undertaken in Accra, Ghana, investigated the main occupational health and access to healthcare challenges faced by market traders,...

Projeto Cuidar – Mapeamento de Riscos de Saúde de Catadores/as

Este relatório apresenta um resumo dos resultados do Projeto Cuidar , uma iniciativa conjunta do Programa de Proteção Social e Programa de...

Gender and Waste

A collaborative project involving waste pickers in Latin America has shed light on the multiple levels of discrimination that women waste...

Informal Economy Monitoring Study

A 10-city study on three continents, led by WIEGO, offered insight into the grounded reality of waste pickers, street/market traders and...