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  • Advocacy Materials

    WIEGO Network Platform (Russian): Transitioning from the Informal to the Formal Economy in the Interest of Workers in the Informal Economy

    Russian translation Also available:EnglishSpanishFrench

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  • Advocacy Materials

    Caracterización Socioeconómica y de Salud de Personas Recicladoras (Versión Amigable)

    [Versión Amigable] Este documento presenta de manera sintetizada una caracterización de las condiciones socioeconómicas y de salud de los...

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    VIDEO: The Recognition, Promotion and Remuneration of Informal Waste Pickers

    This video, by WIEGO’s Federico Parra, describes the situation of informal waste pickers in Bogota, Colombia.

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  • External Blog Posts/Op Eds

    Inclusive Cities – Shrinking Inequalities in Latin America — A Response to the Economist’s “Securing Livelihoods” Edition

    A blog post by WIEGO’s Waste Sector Specialist, Sonia Dias.

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  • Databases

    Catadores(as) ao Redor do Mundo

    A base de dados WAW foi consolidada através de várias pesquisas e dados existentes sobre catadores de materiais recicláveis na África, Ásia...

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  • Legal Instruments

    Modificaciones a la Ley General de Residuos Sólidos

    Decreto Legislativo No 1065, que modifica la Ley No 27314, Ley General de Residuos Sólidos

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  • Toolkits and Guides

    Struggles and Victories: Waste Pickers on the Frontline. February-May 2015

    Global Alliance of Waste Pickers Newsletter, February-May 2015 Read the newsletter in English.Leer el boletín en español. Leia o boletim...

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    VIDEO: Claudia from Recicla Ourinhos (São Paulo), Gender and Waste

    Claudia from Recicla Ourinhos (São Paulo) cooperative talks about her participation at the workshop on women waste pickers, some of the topics...

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    Nohra Padilla (ARB) en la Embajada de Brasil en Paris. 9 dic. 2015. París

    Intervención de Nohra Padilla, Directora de la Asociación de Recicladores de Bogotá (ARB), en un panel organizado por la Embajada de Brasil...

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  • Toolkits and Guides

    No hay fronteras para los que luchan, junio – octubre 2015

    Boletín de la Alianza Global de Recicladores, junio – octobre 2015   Read the newsletter in English.   Leer el boletín en español.   Leia...

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