Waste Pickers

¿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...

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

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Managing Urban Waste as Common Pool Resources

Note from WIEGO 20th Anniversary Research Conference. 

Waste Picker Cooperatives in Developing Countries

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

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

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) ...

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...

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...

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...

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...