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  • Research Reports

    Policy Recommendations, Informal Economy Monitoring Study – Nakuru’s Waste Pickers: Realities & Recommendations

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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

    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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  • Books & Book Chapters

    The World’s Scavengers – Salvaging for Sustainable Consumption and Production

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  • Journal Articles

    Rescaling the State, Restructuring Social Relations

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  • Working Papers

    Gestão de Resíduos Sólidos, Catadores, Participação e Cidadania – Novas Articulações?

    This paper traces back the origins of the conceptual framework Integrated Sustainable Solid Waste Management, and examines how this concept...

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  • Research Reports

    Failing the Grade: How Cities Across India are Breaking the Rules, Ignoring the Informal Recycling Sector and Unable to Make the Grade

    Indian policies and rules, while not perfect, have some important safeguards and recognition for informal sector recyclers, particularly...

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  • Policy Briefs

    O Fórum Municipal Lixo e Cidadania: Uma plataforma de Inclusão Social e Participação

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