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Sin Colchón que Amortigüe la Caída: La Crisis Económica Global y los Trabajadores de la Economía Informal
Report available in English here. Informe disponible en español aquí. Fact Sheet available in English here. Ficha Técnica disponible en español...
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Situação Social das Catadoras e dos Catadores de Material Reciclável e Reutilizável (Região Sul)
Coordenação – Sandro Pereira Silva, Fernanda Lira Goes, Albino Rodrigues Alvarez Relatórios sobre outras regiões:Centro-OesteNordesteNorteSudeste ...
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We Need to Start Respecting Informal Workers
In the midst of rapid urbanization, the question of whether and how to formalize the informal economy is a growing concern.
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Waste Pickers’ Recognition as Public Waste Managers in Colombia
Presentation prepared for the Conference “Putting Public in Public Services: Research, Action and Equity in the Global South.”
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Rethinking Gender and Waste: Exploratory Findings from Participatory Action Research in Brazil
This article focuses on how women waste pickers identify and deal with hierarchical gender relations. Based on findings from an exploratory...
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Slim pickin’s: Supporting waste pickers in the ecological modernization of urban waste management systems
Abstract: Informal sector scavengers or waste pickers have been unrecognized stakeholders on the fringes of the urban waste landscape since...
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Resumo dos principais achados – Cooperacao entre trabalhadores na economia informal: Um foco nos trabalhadores e trabalhadoras domiciliares e catadores e catadoras de material reciclavel
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Recycling Livelihoods – Integration of the Informal Recycling Sector in Solid Waste Management in India
Study prepared for GTZ’s sector project “Promotion of Concepts for Pro-Poor and Environmentally Friendly Closed-Loop Approaches in Solid...
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Livelihoods With Dignity
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Catadores nas políticas públicas
Especial – Vida nas ruas População em situação de rua e o direito à Cidade
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