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Organizing on the Streets: A Study of Reclaimers in the Streets of Cape Town

By , on January 01, 2010

A summary based on the report by Koni Benson & Nandi Vanqa-Mgijima, International Labour Research & Information Group (ILRIG)

In late 2009, a group of researchers contracted by WIEGO conducted a study to learn more about the people who work as reclaimers in Cape Town. The
researchers wanted to find out the following things:

  • where reclaimers worked
  • who worked as reclaimers
  • why and how they worked
  • how they saw their work
  • challenges they faced
  • how the recycling industry treated them.

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Citation Information

Benson, Koni, and Vanqa-Mgijima, Nandi. Organizing on the Streets: A Study of Reclaimers in the Streets of Cape Town. , , . WIEGO, 2010. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Organizing_on_the_streets_ENGLISH_web.pdfBenson, K., and Vanqa-Mgijima, N. (2010). Organizing on the Streets: A Study of Reclaimers in the Streets of Cape Town. , , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Organizing_on_the_streets_ENGLISH_web.pdfBenson, Koni, and Vanqa-Mgijima, Nandi. "Organizing on the Streets: A Study of Reclaimers in the Streets of Cape Town." WIEGO, 2010, .Benson Koni, and Vanqa-Mgijima Nandi. "Organizing on the Streets: A Study of Reclaimers in the Streets of Cape Town." (2010). https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Organizing_on_the_streets_ENGLISH_web.pdfBenson, K, and Vanqa-Mgijima, N 2010, 'Organizing on the Streets: A Study of Reclaimers in the Streets of Cape Town', , , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Organizing_on_the_streets_ENGLISH_web.pdfKoni Benson, and Nandi Vanqa-Mgijima, 'Organizing on the Streets: A Study of Reclaimers in the Streets of Cape Town' (2010). Benson K., and Vanqa-Mgijima N. Organizing on the Streets: A Study of Reclaimers in the Streets of Cape Town. . 2010. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Organizing_on_the_streets_ENGLISH_web.pdfBenson, Koni, and Vanqa-Mgijima, Nandi. Organizing on the Streets: A Study of Reclaimers in the Streets of Cape Town. . 2010. , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Organizing_on_the_streets_ENGLISH_web.pdf

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