Occupational Group: Waste Pickers

Castellanos, Themis. Implementación de la Ley y Reglamento que Regula la Actividad de los Recicladores (Ley No 29419) en los gobiernos locales. Estudio de caso de la Municipalidad de San Luis y Santiago de Surco, Lima, July 2014

Informe con dos estudios de caso sobre mejores prácticas en la instrumentación de la Ley No. 29419 y su regulación en dos localidades de...

Aziz Seck, Récupérateur à Mbeubeuss

A profile on Senegalese waste picker, Aziz Seck. Jointly written by Adama Soumaré and Dieynaba Tandiang. Photos courtesy of Coumba Diop,...

Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) website

SEWA is a trade union registered in 1972. It is an organisation of poor, self-employed women workers in India. These are women who earn a...

Chintan Environmental Research and Action Group

An Indian non-governmental organization, which focuses on sustainable consumption as well as environmental and social equity.

Dudu Nobre apoia catadores de recicláveis em Barretos

Dudu Nobre apóia catadores no youtube

Global Alliance of Waste Pickers Newsletter, March 2012

Published by:  Global Alliance of Waste Pickers

Waste Pickers Take the Global Stage

The arrival of a strong, prepared and articulate movement of waste pickers to the UN climate change talks shifted perceptions.

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...

Inclusive Cities Newsletter, January 2013

No Hay Fronteras Para los que Luchan, enero-febrero 2013

Boletín de la Alianza Global de Recicladores, enero a febrero, 2013   Available in English here. Disponível em Português aqui. Disponible...