Region: Brazil

VIDEO: The Gender and Waste Project, Brazil

In this video-message for the Urban Thinkers Campus WIEGO´s waste specialist Sonia Dias and the MNCR waste picker leader Madalena Duarte...

Minas Gerais: Waste Picker Health & Safety

An exploratory health risk mapping in five waste picker cooperatives in Brazil considers waste pickers’ work routines and workplace...

The Informal Recycling Sector in Brazil

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

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...

The Second Mother review – master and servant roles under scrutiny

The perennially fascinating and tactless subject of 21st-century servitude is the theme of this well acted and absorbing film – to be compared...

World Class Cities and the Urban Informal Economy

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

Mulheres Catadoras

Presentation (Portuguese) on the Waste and Gender Programme developed by Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO),...

Especial Web: Madalena, Uma Catadora

This video in Portuguese shows a day in the life of Madalena Duarte, a Brazilian waste picker who is one of Brazil’s national leaders. ...

Documentary: Essa Gente Vai Longe – MNCR (Portuguese)

Title: Essa Gente Vai Longe…. – Parte 1 Documentário MNCR Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtUp9ZSQ7lg&feature Parte 2 Link:...

Gathering Occupational Health Data from Informal Workers – The Brazilian Experience