Waste Pickers

Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions through Inclusive Recycling

Position Paper on Inequalities and the World of Work, prepared for the 109th Session of the International Labour Conference

Despite a pre-pandemic modest decrease in the number of people living in extreme poverty, the number of extremely poor increased by about...

Waste pickers in Tshwane (Pretoria) face displacement and loss of livelihoods as a result of evictions

WIEGO and its affiliates stand in solidarity with the 180 waste pickers in Mushroomville who were given notice of eviction on 15th November...

The Urgent Need to Question Senegal’s Commitment to Ensuring Waste Pickers’ Livelihoods

The restructuring of the Mbeubeuss dump where over 2,000 men and women earn their living is part of Senegal’s “acceleration” programme...

Social Protection for Informal Workers: Trends and Changes – Social Protection Briefing Note No. 2

Many different organizations and specialists talk about universal social protection. But their vision of how to achieve it is very different....

Formalization as Public Service Providers: Achievements and Obstacles for Colombia’s Waste Pickers

This technical brief provides an analysis of the process that led to the recognition and remuneration of Colombia’s waste picker sector...

Home as Workplace

For an estimated 260 million home-based workers around the world, their home doubles as their workplace. Homes are also used as work or storage...

Family-Friendly Policies for Workers in the Informal Economy

This policy brief is an outcome of a collaboration between WIEGO, UNICEF and the ILO in advocating for family-friendly policies to protect...

Waste Warriors of Delhi: Locating waste picker communities across the city

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Waste Pickers and Human Rights

ILO estimates indicate that close to 20 million people worldwide earn their living from recycling waste. Many work as waste pickers who gather...