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  • Audiovisual Materials

    VIDEO: Indira Explains How ID Cards Improve Waste Picker Work Conditions

    Indira, a waste picker with Hasiru Dala in Bangalore, India explains how occupational identification cards have helped workers at the Expert...

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    VIDEO: Waste Narratives – To mark inclusion of Waste pickers and Informal Waste Dealers

    To mark inclusion of Waste pickers and Informal Waste Dealers in the recently released Solid & Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016,...

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    VIDEO: The Warrior Within: Empowering Women Waste Pickers

    The Gender and Waste Project has been an ongoing-platform for women waste pickers to voice their opinions and perspectives on gender inequalities,...

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    SAFM Radio Interview with Vanessa Pillay of WIEGO and South African Wastepicker Representatives

    Vanessa Pillay of WIEGO and waste picker represenatives from Johannesburg, South Africa are interviewed on local radio to share their concerns...

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  • Policy/Position Documents

    WIEGO’s Position on Dump Closures

    Livelihood plans must be an integral component of any dump closure process  Waste pickers around the globe contribute to a cleaner environment,...

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  • Toolkits and Guides

    SEWA Academy website

    SEWA Academy is the focal point for all of SEWA’s training, capacity building, research and communication efforts. SEWA Academy functions...

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  • Toolkits and Guides

    Chintan Environmental Research and Action Group

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

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    Os Catadores

    Vídeo emPortuguês/Inglês cooperativa de Arujá (Catasampa)English / Portuguese vídeo about a coop in Arujá (Catasampa network)Link: http://vimeo.com/2354118Os...

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    First Congress of Latin American Waste Pickers. Managua, February 2012 (Video)

    The Latin American Wastpicker’s movement has grown from 5 to 17 member countries in the last 5 years. United and strong their demand...

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  • Stories/Case Studies

    Provide a Better Service, the Rest Will Follow: SWaCH PCMC Brings Waste Pickers into Mainstream

    In Pune, KKPKP (the waste pickers’ union) has fought long and hard to bring about a gradual change in peoples’ attitude towards waste pickers....

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