Brazil

Recomendaciones para la prevención de la enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19) entre las trabajadoras y los trabajadores del sector de los residuos sólidos

Este documento establece orientaciones específicas para las personas recicladoras sobre cómo protegerse contra la exposición a la enfermedad...

Recommandations sur la prévention de la maladie à coronavirus (COVID-19) chez les travailleuses et travailleurs du secteur des déchets solides

Ce document fournit  des lignes directrices sur la manière dont les récupératrices et récupérateurs doivent se protéger contre l’exposition...

Recommendations for the prevention of Coronavirus (COVID-19) among solid waste workers

Specific guidelines for waste pickers and their organizations on how to protect against exposure to COVID-19 while collecting and sorting...

Coronavirus & Waste Pickers: Decreasing the Risks

Poster/Graphic WIEGO’s Cuidar Project in Brazil focuses on understanding the health risks waste pickers face in the workplace.  To support...

Brazilian recyclers take the wheel in door to door collection

In Belo Horizonte, Brazil, a new model of selective collection has given informal catadores (recyclers) responsibility for collecting door-to-door...

The Municipal Waste and Citizenship Forum: A Platform for Social Inclusion and Participation

A critical source of success of the Belo Horizonte model of including waste pickers into urban plans has been the high level of organization...

Paying Waste Pickers for Environmental Services: A Critical Examination of Options Proposed in Brazil

This Brief synthesizes the main conclusions of the research and the methodology proposed by the Brazilian Institute for Applied Economic...

Recomendações para Políticas – Estudo de Monitoramento da Economia Informal – Catadores de Belo Horizonte: Catadores de Belo Horizonte: Realidades e Recomendações

Women Informal Workers Mobilizing for Child Care

This paper provides Member-Based Organizations (MBOs) with examples of how women in informal employment are mobilizing for child care in...

Integrating Informal Workers into Selective Waste Collection: The Case of Belo Horizonte, Brazil

This Briefing Note explores the origin and key elements of public policy focused on the integration of waste pickers in Belo Horizonte, Brazil....