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  • Advocacy Materials

    El impacto de las medidas de salud pública en los medios de subsistencia y en la salud de trabajadoras y trabajadores en empleo informal

    Entre el 23 de marzo y el 8 de abril de 2020, WIEGO llevó a cabo una evaluación rápida para entender cómo la COVID-19 y las medidas de salud...

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  • Fact Sheets/Infographics

    O CORONAVÍRUS E AS PESSOAS RECICLADORAS: REDUÇÃO DOS RISCOS

    O projeto Cuidar da WIEGO no Brasil se focaliza na compreensão dos riscos à saúde que os recicladores e recicladoras enfrentam. Para apoiar...

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  • Impact on informal workers rapid assessment COVID-19 Advocacy Materials

    Impact of public health measures on informal workers’ livelihoods: Rapid assessment

    Between 23 March-8 April, WIEGO conducted a rapid assessment to understand how the COVID-19 crisis is impacting informal workers in Africa,...

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  • Los Rafidos campaign for waste pickers in Mexico City Project

    Los Rifados de la Basura Campaign 

    In Mexico City, thousands of people work daily keeping the city clean, collecting waste from residents and recycling reusable materials....

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  • Page

    Coronavirus and Waste Pickers: Decreasing the Risks

    Download and share these resources in Social Media. Ready to use on WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, etc. Click language link to download   ​​​​​​For...

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  • Constnza Maritza Macana Mora is a recycler in Bogata News
    COVID-19 Crisis Study

    Global Monitoring System (GMS): Waste Pickers and COVID-19

    Waste picker news round-up and summaries relating to COVID-19 – in English, Spanish, French and Portuguese

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  • Toolkits and Guides

    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...

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  • waste picker colombia Juan Arredondo Page

    Recicladoras y recicladores: Proveedores de un servicio esencial, en peligro

    Las recicladoras y los recicladores están enfrentando grandes riesgos durante esta pandemia – desde manejar materiales contaminados, a perder...

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  • waste picker colombia Juan Arredondo Page

    Récupératrice·eur·s de déchets : prestataires d’un service essentiel à haut risque

    Les récupératrice·eur·s de matériaux affrontent des risques spécifiques dans cette pandémie – qui vont de la manipulation de matériaux contaminés...

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  • Accra Street Vendor at Night Post
    COVID-19 Crisis Study

    This new crisis underscores old injustices in the global economy

    Grim reports of overwhelmed health systems from here and other parts of Europe, as well as North America, have dominated COVID-19 coverage...

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