Brazil

Trabalho Informal e Direito à Cidade

Street Vendors and the Right to the City

Ambulantes e Direito à Cidade também está disponível em Português.

WIEGO Childcare Initiative Summary Report (Zulu)

This summary, in Zulu, details research findings on women informal workers and child care from six membership-based organizations.

Overview of the Legal Framework for Inclusion of Informal Recyclers in Solid Waste Management in Brazil

Brazil has replaced repressive policies on waste picking with new inclusive policies that give legal backing to redistributive measures and...

Statistics on Waste Pickers in Brazil

In the current economic downturn, the job of waste picker has taken on new importance as an employment opportunity for those with limited...

Ambulantes e Direito à Cidade

Street Vendors and the Right to the City is also available in English.

Informal recycling and occupational health in Santo André, Brazil

Abstract: The collection of recyclables is a widespread activity among urban poor, particularly in countries with large socio-economic disparities....

Afya na Usalama Katika Maeneo ya Kazi na Kazi za Nyumbani

(Swahili) 

Gênero e Lixo: Repensando Relações de Empoderamento

Métodos participativos são essenciais tanto para explorar os diversos níveis de subordinação e discriminação que as mulheres catadoras enfrentam,...

VIDEO: Silvana from Coopersoli Barreiro and Redesol, Gender and Waste

Silvana Maria Leal de Assis from Coopersoli Barreiro and Redesol says that during the workshop she realized the she had capacities and qualities...