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Journal Articles
Minor Psychiatric Disorders Among Brazilian Ragpickers: A Cross-Sectional Study
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City/Country Level Reports
Organizando nas Ruas: Um estudo dos Catadores de recicláveis nas ruas da Cidade do Cabo
Um resumo baseado no relatório de Koni Benson e Nandi Vanqa-Mgijima, (ILRIG) – Grupo Internacional de Informação e Pesquisa de Trabalho
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Working Papers
Informal Sector and Informal Employment: Overview of Data for 11 Cities in 10 Developing Countries
This paper presents tabulations on informal employment in urban areas of 10 developing countries: Abidjan, Antananarivo, Bamako, Cotonou,...
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Briefs
Análise do Orçamento Público Diretamente Destinado a Alguns Setores da Economia Informal no Brasil
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Global Reports
No Cushion to Fall Back On The Global Economic Crisis and Informal Workers – Full Report
The research shows that informal enterprises and informal wage workers are affected in many of the same ways as formal firms and formal wage...
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Journal Articles
Health Conditions of Recyclable Waste Pickers
Abstract: The presence of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among vulnerable populations is a rarely discussed subject. Thus, the...
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Research Reports
Executive Summary – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Waste Pickers in Nakuru, Kenya
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Research Reports
On the Road to Zero Waste
This set of zero waste case studies profiles nine diverse communities, each providing a real-world example of authentic progress toward the...
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Journal Articles
Bwala Five FiveWorld Environment Magazine
This photodocumentary about “Ghana: Picking Waste for a Living” begins on page 56.
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Journal Articles
Public Space, Public Waste, and the Right to the City
Abstract: I draw on my experiences as an organizer with a waste-pickers collective, Kagad Kach Patra Kashtakari Panchayat in Pune, India,...
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