Urban Policies Programme

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,...

Components of a Healthy and Dignified Life

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Accra: Waste Picker Health & Safety

Waste pickers from Accra, Ghana, were surveyed to understand the main occupational health challenges and hazards they face. In total, 119...

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...

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...