Brazil

Decent Work for Homeworkers in Global Supply Chains Platform of Demands

Advocacy MaterialThousands of homeworkers contributed, directly or indirectly, to the demands contained in this Platform.

Behance: Hard Life (Paper Collectors)

The aim of this project is to show the lives and work of a community often forgotten by Brazilian society, yet who are vitally important...

National Brazilian Waste Policy

“This is a law document. This law establishes the Brazilian National Policy on Solid Waste; it amends the Law no. 9,605, February 12,...

Waste pickers of Brazil unite

In Ourinhos, Brazil, waste pickers got organised, got out of the informal economy and, in the process, managed to secure a better standard...

World Cup for All: A Portrait of Street Vendors’ Organizations in the World Cup Host Cities in Brazil

This report is an English summary of a Portuguese research study StreetNet International commissioned on organizations of informal traders...

Estadísticas Sobre el Empleo Informal en Brasil

Nota estadística, No. 2

Participatory Sustainable Waste Management

Welcome to the Participatory Sustainable Waste Management (PSWM) website, a knowledge-hub for innovative projects dedicated to more sustainable...

Mujeres Recicladoras

VIDEO: Poliana Inacio do MNCR Brazil fala sobre o Madalena do MNCR fala sobre o empoderamento das mulheres

Poliana Inacio, um líder no Movimento Nacional de Catadores de Materiais Recicláveis (MNCR) do Brasil fala sobre o empoderamento das mulheres.   Saiba...

Integrated Programme of Worker’s Health (PISAT), Institute of Public Health, Federal University of Bahia

The Integrated Programme of Worker’s Health (PISAT) forms part of the Federal University of Bahia’s Institute of Collective Health, which...