Occupational Group: Waste Pickers

Formalization from the Ground – creating jobs within urban solid waste systems: the case of waste pickers´cooperatives

This presentation is a summary of the main findings of an ILO-WIEGO study on the nature and role of cooperatives and other Social and Solidarity...

Posicionamento da WIEGO sobre FECHAMENTO DE LIXÕES

SEWA’s Silent Eco Friend Film

Cooperatives in Uruguay

Link:  www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCQJMbJ6_HM

Waste Picker: A Professional of the 21st Century

Presented at the Waste Pickers’ Conference in Bogota, Colombia También disponible en español

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...

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....

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...