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 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 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 WIEGO BriefsThe Journey from “Factories in Homes” to Legal Recognition and Rights for Home-Based Workers in PakistanBy Zehra Khan, Krithika Dinesh View all publications Related Blog Posts Waste Pickers Demand Livelihood Protection During Dump Closures: Learnings from 3 CitiesBy WIEGO Blog Bokk Diom Mobilizes Against Partial Closure of Mbeubeuss Dumpsite in DakarBy WIEGO Blog Building Street Vendor Power in the Face of Repression in African CitiesBy WIEGO Blog Improving the Visibility of the Philippines' Informal WorkforceBy WIEGO Blog Uganda’s Constitutional Court Holds Vagrancy Laws Unconstitutional By Krithika Dinesh, Pamhidzai H. Bamu Visit the WIEGO Blog
