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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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  • City/Country Level Reports

    Belo Horizonte Selective Waste Collection Programme

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  • City/Country Level Reports

    Organizing on the Streets: A Study of Reclaimers in the Streets of Cape Town – HINDI

     (Hindi) A summary based on the report by Koni Benson and Nandi Vanqa-Mgijima, International Labour Research and Information Group (ILRIG) ...

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  • WIEGO Publication Series

    Informal Economy Budget Analysis in Brazil and Belo Horizonte

    This paper provides an analysis of government budgets related to specific groups of informal workers in Belo Horizonte, the capital of the...

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  • Organizing Briefs

    Mapping of the Policy Context and Catadores Organizations in Maputo, Mozambique

     This brief is part of the WIEGO Publication Series. View list of all WIEGO briefs.

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  • Fact Sheets/Infographics

    A Crise Econômica Global e a Economia Informal – Ficha informativa

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  • Research Reports

    Assessment of a SWM System: Social Impacts on Former Waste Pickers. Case Study: San Carlos City, Philippines

    Summary: Solid waste represents a major problem in developing countries due to the lack of regulations and inappropriate management among...

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  • Research Reports

    Executive Summary – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Waste Pickers in Bogotá, Colombia

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  • Research Reports

    Urban informality and building a more inclusive, resilient and green economy

    The green economy and climate resilience agendas are widely promoted as solutions to 21st century challenges facing sustainable development....

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  • Research Reports

    Engendering Waste Pickers Cooperatives in Brazil

    Women waste pickers experience multiple forms of oppression within the sector, despite the invisibility of these specific gender-based vulnerabilities....

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