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Advocating for Informal Worker Child Care Rights: The Case of Argentina

One of the Children’s Leisure and Learning Centres, where waste pickers’ children are cared for while their parents work. Photo courtesy of MTE-UTEP

July 24, 2024 – In the heart of Argentina’s bustling informal economy, a remarkable organization is making waves by transforming the lives of informal workers and empowering communities. The Movimiento de Trabajadores Excluidos (MTE), also known as the Excluded Workers Movement, is dedicated to advocating for the rights and well-being of informal workers, ranging from waste pickers to street vendors. Let’s take a closer look at how the informal workers developed a solution that continues to respond to the needs of workers in the informal economy and their families. 

This blog was written by WIEGO as part of ECDAN’s Childcare4all campaign.

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