By: Samson Melanie Date: November 2010 Subtitle: WIEGO Organizing Brief No. 5 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 Occupational group Waste Pickers Region Sub-Saharan Africa South Africa Tshwane 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 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 Resource DocumentsDomestic Workers During the COVID-19 Crisis: Pathways of Impact, Recovery and Resilience in Six CitiesBy Ghida Ismail, Ana Carolina Ogando WIEGO Resource DocumentsWaste Pickers During the COVID-19 Crisis: Pathways of Impact and Recovery in Five CitiesBy Jenna Harvey WIEGO Resource DocumentsHome-Based Workers' Access to Social Protection: Lessons Learned from the IDPoor Programme in CambodiaBy Aura Sevilla, Men Sinoeun View all publications Related Blog Posts 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 From Organizing Workers to Organizing Humanitarian AidBy Leslie Vryenhoek Visit the WIEGO Blog
