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Journal Articles
Rethinking Gender and Waste: Exploratory Findings from Participatory Action Research in Brazil
This article focuses on how women waste pickers identify and deal with hierarchical gender relations. Based on findings from an exploratory...
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Journal Articles
Slim pickin’s: Supporting waste pickers in the ecological modernization of urban waste management systems
Abstract: Informal sector scavengers or waste pickers have been unrecognized stakeholders on the fringes of the urban waste landscape since...
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Research Reports
Resumo dos principais achados – Cooperacao entre trabalhadores na economia informal: Um foco nos trabalhadores e trabalhadoras domiciliares e catadores e catadoras de material reciclavel
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Audiovisual Materials
VIDEO: Climate Change
Wastepickers from around the world bombarded the halls of COP15 to demonstrate their livelihood and chant about the importance of recycling. ...
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Audiovisual Materials
Cooperatives in Uruguay
Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCQJMbJ6_HM
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Presentations
Waste Picker: A Professional of the 21st Century
Presented at the Waste Pickers’ Conference in Bogota, Colombia También disponible en español
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Toolkits and Guides
Global Alliance of Waste Pickers
The Global Alliance of Waste Pickers is a networking process among thousands of waste picker organizations with groups in more than 28 countries...
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Stories/Case Studies
The Journey of Varshaben: From Vegetable Vending to Video SEWA
Young women have few opportunities to break out of the roles they are traditionally expected to take on in their families and as workers....
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Fact Sheets/Infographics
Size and Significance of the Informal Economy
In many cities in developing countries, informal employment accounts for the majority of employment. Data analysis suggests that informal...
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WIEGO Network Newsletters
Inclusive Cities Newsletter, January 2013
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