Waste Pickers

Legal reforms for the self-employed: three urban cases

Four out of five urban workers in modern India are engaged in the informal economy, and half of these are self-employed. This article examines...

Cooperation among workers in the informal economy: A focus on home-based workers and waste pickers

This joint report by the International Labour Organization and WIEGO aims to deepen understanding on the nature and role of cooperatives...

Minor Psychiatric Disorders Among Brazilian Ragpickers: A Cross-Sectional Study

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

Informal Sector Integration and High Performance Recycling: Evidence from 20 Cities

The global informal recycling sector has come into focus as the base of the industrial value chain. With few exceptions, reports and articles...

Visão geral dos Instrumentos Legais para a Inclusão de Recicladores Informais na Gestão de Resíduos Sólidos no Brasil

Trajetόrias e Memόrias dos Fόruns Lixo e Cidadania No Brasil: Experimentos Singulares de Justiça Social e Governança Participativa

Summary available in English here.

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.

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.”

First Take: Waste – Global Challenge, Latin American Lessons ReVista (Harvard Review of Latin America)

Waste—its generation, collection and disposal—is a major global challenge in the 21st century. This is the lead article of the special issue...