Brazil

VIDEO: Claudia from Recicla Ourinhos (São Paulo), Gender and Waste

Claudia from Recicla Ourinhos (São Paulo) cooperative talks about her participation at the workshop on women waste pickers, some of the topics...

VIDEO: Samuel Le Coeur from AMELIOR Association in France

From 28-30 November 2016, informal recyclers from Brazil hosted the international event, Expocatadores, in which they invited Latin American...

Salud y Seguridad Ocupacional y Trabajo del Hogar

Este informe contiene los resultados de un proyecto de investigación de cuatro años sobre la salud y seguridad ocupacional (SSO) y los trabajadores...

IEMS: La Investigación-Acción Lleva y Resultados Concretos

Valdete Roza from Atlimarjom, Gender and Waste

Valdete Roza from Associação dos Trabalhadores na Limpeza e Material Reciclável de João Monlevade (Atlimarjom) in Minas Gerais shares her...

VIDEO: The Warrior Within: Empowering Women Waste Pickers

The Gender and Waste Project has been an ongoing-platform for women waste pickers to voice their opinions and perspectives on gender inequalities,...

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...

Brazil Law: Lei No. 6.586 (Brazil) – Classifica o comerciante ambulante para fins trabalhistas e previdenciários

Brazilian law classifying street vendors for the purpose of labor and social security law.