Waste Pickers

Organizing on the Streets: A Study of Reclaimers in the Streets of Cape Town

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The Effects of Handling Solid Waste on the Wellbeing of Informal and Organized Recyclers: a review of the literature

Estimated at 15 million people operating globally, informal recyclers perform a vital public service while working individually or within...

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

WIEGO, its work on waste-pickers and the first World Encounter of Waste-pickers in Colombia, 2008

Sumário Executivo: Relatório do Setor Estudo de Monitoramento de Economia Informal: Catadores

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...

Informação e trabalho: uma leitura sobre os catadores de material reciclável a partir das bases públicas de dados

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)

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....

Options for Organizing Waste Pickers in South Africa

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