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  • Audiovisual Materials

    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...

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    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,...

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  • Advocacy Materials

    Afya na Usalama Katika Maeneo ya Kazi na Kazi za Nyumbani

    (Swahili) 

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  • Fact Sheets/Infographics

    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,...

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    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...

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  • Legal Instruments

    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.

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  • Presentations

    The Informal Recycling Sector in Brazil

    Presentation at WIEGO Colloquium, ‘World Class Cities’ and the Urban Informal Economy: Inclusive Planning for the Working Poor

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  • Presentations

    A Gender Perspective on Recycling

    A presentation, made at WIEGO’s 6th General Assembly, that has been piloted in Brazil to help empower women waste pickers. RelatedWIEGO’s...

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    Palavra Ética Frei Gilvander | Tema : Reciclagem

    (English) In this interview, Sonia Dias, WIEGO’s Sector Specialist -Waste Pickers, speaks about the ILO’s Recommendation 204,...

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  • Legal Instruments

    The Statute of the City, Law No. 10.257 of 2001

    The City Statute (Law 10.257) is a federal law passed in Brazil in 2001 that builds on the Federal Constitution of Brazil to create a new...

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