Waste Pickers

Position Paper on Extending Social Protection to Women and Men in the Informal Economy, prepared for the 109th Session of the International Labour Conference

The COVID-19 pandemic underscores, now more than ever, that social justice and economic recovery cannot be achieved until every worker has...

Reduzindo a poluição do litoral: o papel crucial dos trabalhadores informais

O ecossistema marinho de Salvador é especialmente vulnerável à poluição causada pelo plástico proveniente de resíduos gerados por foliões...

કોવિડ-૧૯ કટોકટી અને અસંગઠિત અર્થતંત્ર: અસંગઠિત કામદારો, અમદાવાદ, ભારત

Curbing Coastal Pollution: Informal Workers’ Critical Role

Salvador’s marine ecosystem is particularly vulnerable to plastic pollution from waste material generated by revellers at the Barra-Ondina...

Ecosystem of Waste: The Role of Waste Pickers and Street Vendors in Curbing Coastal Pollution at Carnaval in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil

‘The Pretty Ones’

This is the story of Jennifer Thaís Santos Fernandes, the secretary of the ASCITO waste picker cooperative that is supported by WIEGO through...

« Les belles filles »

Voici le témoignage de Jennifer Thaís Santos Fernandes, secrétaire de la coopérative de récupératrice·eur·s de matériaux ASCITO, soutenue...

“Las bonitas”

Esta es la historia de Jennifer Thaís Santos Fernandes, la secretaria de la cooperativa de recicladorxs ASCITO, que cuenta con el apoyo de...

There is No Recovery Without Informal Workers

There is No Recovery without Informal Workers  COVID Recovery and Post-COVID Reforms: Demands of Informal Worker Organizations

Boletín Informativo para OBM: Respuestas de las OBM a la COVID-19