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Refusing to be Cast Aside: Waste Pickers Organising Around the World

By:
Samson Melanie
Date:
  • Place of Publication: Cambridge, MA
  • Publisher: WIEGO
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Informal Economy Theme
Organizing & Organizations
Informal Economy Topic
Cooperatives/Unions/Organizing
Livelihoods
Poverty / Inequality
Occupational group
Waste Pickers
Language
English
Publication Type
Books

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