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Invisible Workers, Laboring in the Shadows
Millions of people around the world work in jobs that aren’t formally recognized or afforded legal protections typical of wage earning jobs. They’re often not even thought of as legitimate work.
On this edition of Making Contact, we’re going to meet people making work where there is no work for them. From recyclers, to border couriers, to waste pickers, we’re exploring the informal labor sector and what some are doing to gain greater recognition, protections, and rights.
Featuring:
Landon Goodwin, recycler and pastor and also featured in documentary Dogtown Redemption; Aicha al Azzouzi border courier; Salma al Azzouzi, Aicha’s oldest daughter; Charles Gachanga Gichonge, creator of the Mustard Seed Courtyard clean-up campaign; Antony Makau, Dandora resident; and Richard Munene Dandora restaurant owner; Sally Roever , Urban Policy Director for Women in Informal Employment Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO), and Malati Gadgil of KKPKP.
Host: Laura FlynnContributing Producers: Thalia Beaty, Maggy Donaldson, and Beenish AhmedProducers: Laura Flynn, Andrew Stelzer, and Jasmin LopezWeb Editor: Kwan Booth
Executive Director: Lisa Rudman
Featured Music: Blue Dot Sessions: Lesser Gods of Metal, Tyrano Theme, and Pavement Hack
Tours: Enthusiast
Salomé Lego Playset: La Lutte, Comme Experience Intérieure
Janneh: Humajataritee
More information:
Dogtown Redemption
Concern Worldwide: Trash and Tragedy, the impact of garbage on human rights in Nairobi City
Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing
SWaCH (Solid Waste Collection and Handling or, officially, the SWaCH Seva Sahakari Sanstha Maryadit, Pune)
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Millions of people around the world work in jobs that aren’t formally recognized or afforded legal protections typical of wage earning jobs. They’re often not even thought of as legitimate work.
On this edition of Making Contact, we’re going to meet people making work where there is no work for them. From recyclers, to border couriers, to waste pickers, we’re exploring the informal labor sector and what some are doing to gain greater recognition, protections, and rights.
Featuring:
Landon Goodwin, recycler and pastor and also featured in documentary Dogtown Redemption; Aicha al Azzouzi border courier; Salma al Azzouzi, Aicha’s oldest daughter; Charles Gachanga Gichonge, creator of the Mustard Seed Courtyard clean-up campaign; Antony Makau, Dandora resident; and Richard Munene Dandora restaurant owner; Sally Roever , Urban Policy Director for Women in Informal Employment Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO), and Malati Gadgil of KKPKP.
Host: Laura FlynnContributing Producers: Thalia Beaty, Maggy Donaldson, and Beenish AhmedProducers: Laura Flynn, Andrew Stelzer, and Jasmin LopezWeb Editor: Kwan Booth
Executive Director: Lisa Rudman
Featured Music: Blue Dot Sessions: Lesser Gods of Metal, Tyrano Theme, and Pavement Hack
Tours: Enthusiast
Salomé Lego Playset: La Lutte, Comme Experience Intérieure
Janneh: Humajataritee
More information:
Dogtown Redemption
Concern Worldwide: Trash and Tragedy, the impact of garbage on human rights in Nairobi City
Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing
SWaCH (Solid Waste Collection and Handling or, officially, the SWaCH Seva Sahakari Sanstha Maryadit, Pune)
The post Invisible Workers, Laboring in the Shadows appeared first on KPFA.
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