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  • Research Reports

    Situação Social das Catadoras e dos Catadores de Material Reciclável e Reutilizável (Região Sul)

    Coordenação – Sandro Pereira Silva, Fernanda Lira Goes, Albino Rodrigues Alvarez Relatórios sobre outras regiões:Centro-OesteNordesteNorteSudeste ...

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    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.

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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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    Executive Summary, Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Waste Pickers in Durban, South Africa

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  • Research Reports

    La certificación de competencias laborales

    Este documento discute el proceso para la certificación de competencias laborales usado en Colombia y el papel que WIEGO desempeña en apoyo...

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  • Research Reports

    Summary of Key Findings from Cooperation Among Workers in the Informal Economy: A Focus on Home-Based Workers and Waste Pickers

    This is a summary of a report that is part of the joint ILO and WIEGO initiative, which focuses on the current challenges, opportunities,...

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    The Informal Sector in Waste Recycling in Egypt

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    Catadores nas políticas públicas

    Especial – Vida nas ruas População em situação de rua e o direito à Cidade

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  • Policy Briefs

    The Municipal Waste and Citizenship Forum: A Platform for Social Inclusion and Participation

    A critical source of success of the Belo Horizonte model of including waste pickers into urban plans has been the high level of organization...

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