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Research Reports
Waste Picker Cooperatives in Developing Countries
Paper prepared for WIEGO/Cornell/SEWA Conference on Membership-Based Organizations of the Poor, Ahmedabad, India, January 2005
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Research Reports
Organizing in the Informal Economy: A Case Study of the Municipal Waste Management Industry in South Africa
SEED Working Paper No. 66 Abstract: Examines features of the municipal waste management sector in South Africa, including the legal and policy...
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Research Reports
Résumé des conclusions principals – La coopération entre les travailleurs de l’économie informelle: Travailleurs à domicile et récupérateurs de matériaux
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Advocacy Materials
Manual for Domestic Workers: Organizing a Better Future
This manual, by Committee for Asian Women (CAW) aims to assist the leaders of domestic worker groups to come out of a powerless situation...
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Building Collective Power September 10, 2019In times of crisis, grassroots organizations re-imagine democratic practice
Democratic norms are under threat worldwide. Informal workers and other marginalized groups are witnessing the reversal of hard-fought wins...
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WIEGO MBO Newsletter
Our MBO (Membership-based Organization) Newsletter series has been revived, with a new format featuring shorter and more focused stories. ...
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Informational Article
Challenges of Organizing Informal Workers
Challenges in organizing the informal workforce can be specific to the sector or local context, but the challenges in this overview are similar...
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Project
Waste Integration in South Africa (WISA)
Informal waste pickers play an integral role in South Africa’s waste industry and keep tonnes of material out of landfills. Now, they are...
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Building Collective Power October 20, 2017Latin American Home-based Workers Celebrate Launch of New Regional Organization
Latin American home-based workers have taken an important step in creating a unified front to fight for their visibility and rights as workers....
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Livelihoods July 25, 2016Implementing the New Urban Agenda
How Local and National Governments Can Support the Urban Informal Economy More than 50 per cent of the urban work force in most developing...
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