By: Jan Theron Date: July 2010 Subtitle: WIEGO Organizing Brief No. 3 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 Public Space Livelihoods Occupational group Waste Pickers Region Sub-Saharan Africa South Africa Language English Publication Type WIEGO Briefs Related Pages Organizing & Organizations Renu, a Vendor Leader in Bangkok, Thailand Reshmaben Bashirkhan Pathan, a home-based worker organizer in Ahmedabad, India Rukaya Bawule, a kayayei leader in Accra, Ghana La fête du Travail : des investissements dans la protection sociale et du travail nécessaires à la reprise économique Related Publications WIEGO Resource DocumentsPune Waste Pickers’ Innovative Efforts to Fund the Extension of Decent Work and Social ProtectionBy Poornima Chikarmane, Lakshmi Narayanan 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 BriefsThe Journey from “Factories in Homes” to Legal Recognition and Rights for Home-Based Workers in PakistanBy Zehra Khan, Krithika Dinesh ReportsRe-building with Women: Amplifying their Voices in Ukraine’s RecoveryBy Cities Alliance, StreetNet International, WIEGO WIEGO Resource DocumentsNew Forms of Social Insurance: The Case Study of the TUC–UNIWA Informal Sector Pension Scheme in GhanaBy Prince Asafu-Adjaye View all publications Related Blog Posts Uganda’s Constitutional Court Holds Vagrancy Laws Unconstitutional By Krithika Dinesh, Pamhidzai H. Bamu 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 The Journey Towards Recognition and Rights for Home-Based Workers in PakistanBy WIEGO Blog Visit the WIEGO Blog
