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  • Research Reports

    Situação Social das Catadoras e dos Catadores de Material Reciclável e Reutilizável (Região Centro-Oeste)

    Coordenação – Sandro Pereira Silva, Fernanda Lira Goes, Albino Rodrigues Alvarez   Relatórios sobre outras regiões: Nordeste NorteSudeste Sul ...

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

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    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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    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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    Mainstreaming Waste Pickers and the Informal Recycling Sector in the Municipal Solid Waste

    Handling and Management Rules 2000, A Discussion Paper

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    South Africa’s Waste Pickers Creating Jobs and Fighting Poverty

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    List of literature related to the Informal Sector in Solid Waste Management

    Other publications about solid waste management and the informal sector

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  • Journal Articles

    Mapping the Invisible and Real ‘African’ Economy: Urban E-waste CircuitryUrban Geography

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