Waste Pickers Without Frontiers
This article by Chris Bonner describes the First World Conference of Waste Pickers held in Bogotá, Colombia in March 2008, attended by over 250 representatives from 34 countries. It covers the working conditions and contributions of waste pickers globally, the state of their organizing (most advanced in Latin America), the threats they face from privatization and mechanization, and the conference outcomes including a Global Declaration and plans to strengthen national and regional networks.
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