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  • Journal Articles

    ¿Qué derechos laborales tienen los trabajadores informales del servicio de limpia en la ciudad de México?: el caso de los trabajadores voluntarios y pepenadoresMétodhos

    El presente artículo tiene por objetivo demostrar que el servicio de limpia es un servicio público cuya realización corresponde al Gobierno...

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  • Journal Articles

    From collision to collaboration – Integrating informal recyclers and re-use operators in Europe: A review

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  • Research Reports

    Managing Urban Waste as Common Pool Resources

    Note from WIEGO 20th Anniversary Research Conference. 

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  • Research Reports

    Waste Picker Cooperatives in Developing Countries

    Paper prepared for WIEGO/Cornell/SEWA Conference on Membership-Based Organizations of the Poor, Ahmedabad, India, January 2005

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  • Books & Book Chapters

    Reclaiming Livelihoods: The Role of Reclaimers in Municipal Waste Management Systems

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  • Research Reports

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

     (Hindi) A summary based on the report by Koni Benson and Nandi Vanqa-Mgijima, International Labour Research and Information Group (ILRIG) ...

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  • Working Papers

    Urban Employment in India: Recent Trends and Patterns

    Working Paper 7 was first published in 2011 and was updated in 2014. This paper explores trends in urban employment in India, with a focus...

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  • Briefs

    Recycling in Belo Horizonte, Brazil – An Overview of Inclusive Programming

    Brazil is one of the world’s most progressive countries in integrating waste pickers in solid waste management systems, and Belo Horizonte...

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  • Research Reports

    Organizing in the Informal Economy: A Case Study of the Municipal Waste Management Industry in South Africa

    SEED Working Paper No. 66 Abstract: Examines features of the municipal waste management sector in South Africa, including the legal and policy...

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  • Research Reports

    Sem almofadas para amenizar o tombo – Sumário Executivo

    Report available in English here. Informe disponible en español aquí. Fact Sheet available in English here. Ficha Técnica disponible en español...

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