All posts in Waste Pickers
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Books & Book Chapters
WIEGO, its work on waste-pickers and the first World Encounter of Waste-pickers in Colombia, 2008
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Research Reports
Sumário Executivo: Relatório do Setor Estudo de Monitoramento de Economia Informal: Catadores
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Technical Briefs
Using Administrative Law to Secure Informal Livelihoods: Lessons from South Africa
Although informal workers make up the broad base of the work force in many countries, legal frameworks often fail to protect and support...
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Books & Book Chapters
Informação e trabalho: uma leitura sobre os catadores de material reciclável a partir das bases públicas de dados
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City/Country Level Reports
Organizing on the Streets: A Study of Reclaimers in the Streets of Cape Town
A summary based on the report by Koni Benson & Nandi Vanqa-Mgijima, International Labour Research & Information Group (ILRIG)
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Working Papers
Reclaiming Reusable and Recyclable Materials in Africa – A Critical Review of English Language Literature
This paper seeks to include Africa in the current international conversations about the situation of informal workers such as waste pickers....
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Organizing Briefs
Options for Organizing Waste Pickers in South Africa
This brief is part of the WIEGO Publication Series. View list of all WIEGO briefs.
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Books & Book Chapters
Waste Pickers: A Gendered Perspective
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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
Raccoglitori di Residui; Una panoramica globale sul primo anello del circuito del riciclaggio (Waste pickers: a global view on the first step of the recycling chain)CWG-Reorient- Retos al Sur
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