Informal Workers Around the World - Lima, Peru - Images of Empowerment

August 4, 2015. LIMA, PERU. Liz Chapilliquem Bances is a recycler and waste picker in the sector of Los Olivos in Lima and member of FENAREP (Federacion Nacional de Recicladores del Peru), one of several organizations of informal workers in Lima that works closely with WIEGO (Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing) in several initiatives, including to improve capacities of membership-based organizations through training in advocacy, communications, regulatory and legal frame work, occupational health and safety , and social inclusion campaigns. (Photo by Juan Arredondo/Getty Images)