Climate Change

Waste Pickers and Climate Change

Waste pickers are workers in the informal economy who recover recyclable materials from waste. They are invisible entrepreneurs on the frontlines of the fight against climate change, earning livelihoods from recovery and recycling, reducing demand for natural resources, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Visit the Climate Change page

Mega Events

Governments hosting international sporting events seek to advertise their host cities as “World Class Cities” which have modern-up-to-date infrastructure; and no visible poor people or social problems. Municipalities attempt to “clean up the streets” through slum clearance programmes, which often increase the numbers of homeless, and evict or relocate street vendors. Visit the Mega Events page

Organising In The
Informal Economy

Resource Books
For Organisers

This series of resource books on Organising in the Informal Economy was written in response to requests from unions and associations for practical ideas on how to go about organising workers in the informal economy. Visit the Organising Books page

Informal Economy Budget Analysis

Pioneered by the women’s movement, examination of resource allocation within government budgets has proven to be a powerful policy analysis and advocacy tool. Through the Informal Economy Budget Analysis (IEBA), these techniques have been adapted to examine how government budgets at the national, state and municipal level assist or hinder different groups of workers in the informal economy. Visit the IEBA page