By: Charlotte Allen, Elísio Jossias Date: May 2011 Subtitle: WIEGO Organizing Brief No. 6 This brief is part of the WIEGO Publication Series. View list of all WIEGO briefs. Go to publication (pdf) Informal Economy Theme Organizing & Organizations Informal Economy Topic Livelihoods History, Debate & Policies Occupational group Waste Pickers Region Sub-Saharan Africa Mozambique Maputo Language English Publication Type WIEGO Briefs Related Pages Organizing & Organizations International Women’s Day 2022 Coura Ndiaye – a waste picker leader in Dakar, Senegal Norma Palacios, a domestic worker leader in Mexico City Renu, a Vendor Leader in Bangkok, Thailand Related Publications WIEGO BriefsInnovative Legislation in Australia Protects Homeworkers in the Garment and Footwear SectorBy Vivienne Wiles, Elizabeth Macpherson WIEGO Resource DocumentsStreet Vending and Market Trading During the COVID-19 Crisis: Pathways of Impact and Recovery in Nine CitiesBy Sarah Orleans Reed, Caroline Skinner WIEGO Resource DocumentsDecent Work for Domestic Workers: Analyzing the Implementation of C189 in Latin America and the CaribbeanBy Mariana Prandini Assis WIEGO Resource DocumentsEfforts of Argentina’s Informal Waste Pickers to Finance Decent Work and Social Protection through Extended Producer Responsibility LegislationBy Andrés Cappa, Ariel Bertellotti, Mariano Murad, Julieta Campana, Paula Basílico, Florian Juergens-Grant WIEGO Resource DocumentsPune Waste Pickers’ Innovative Efforts to Fund the Extension of Decent Work and Social ProtectionBy Poornima Chikarmane, Lakshmi Narayanan View all publications Related Blog Posts Bokk Diom Mobilizes Against Partial Closure of Mbeubeuss Dumpsite in DakarBy WIEGO Blog Improving the Visibility of the Philippines' Informal WorkforceBy WIEGO Blog The Superheroes of Mexico CityBy Tania Espinosa Sánchez, Yuleina Carmona 'We Are Not Alone': Waste Pickers Worldwide UniteBy WIEGO Blog For an Organization to Move, It Needs WomenBy WIEGO Blog Visit the WIEGO Blog
