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  • Research Reports

    The Urban Informal Workforce: Waste Pickers/Recyclers

    These findings are based on research conducted in 2012 as part of the Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS), a project under Inclusive...

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  • Journal Articles

    Il sapere urbano del clasificadores (The knowledge of urban recyclers) Lo Squaderno Urban Knowledges, Explorations in Space and Society

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  • Journal Articles

    ¿Qué derechos laborales tienen los trabajadores informales del servicio de limpia en la ciudad de México?: el caso de los trabajadores voluntarios y pepenadoresMétodhos

    El presente artículo tiene por objetivo demostrar que el servicio de limpia es un servicio público cuya realización corresponde al Gobierno...

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  • Journal Articles

    Revolution in the Garbage Dump: The Political and Economic Foundations of the Colombian

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  • Journal Articles

    Amplifying voice, visibility and validity. Waste pickers in Jo’burg citySouth African Labour Bulletin

    The November/December 2017 edition of the South African Labour Bulletin features the article, “Amplifying voice, visibility and validity....

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  • Research Reports

    Waste and Citizenship Forums – Achievements and Limitations

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  • Research Reports

    The Economics of the Informal Sector in Solid Waste Management

    Based on information from: Scheinberg, A., M. Simpson, Y. Gupt et al. (2010): Economic Aspects of the Informal Sector in Solid Waste Management....

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  • Working Papers

    Informal Economy Budget Analysis in Peru and Metropolitan Lima

    This paper analyzes the national, regional and local budgeting allocations for programmes and services targeting (directly or indirectly)...

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  • Journal Articles

    World at work: Brazilian ragpickers

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