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  • WIEGO Network Newsletters

    WIEGO MBO Newsletter August 2012

    WIEGO’s August 2012 Newsletter for Membership-Based Organizations of Informal Workers   Read the newsletter in English

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  • Presentations

    Hacia una articulação global dos catadores… WIEGO e os esforços colectivos em este processo

    Presentation by Lucia Fernandez, WIEGO Global Coordinator, Waste Pickers, at ExpoCatadores 2012.

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  • Toolkits and Guides

    SEWA Newsletter No. 45

    Contents:           SEWA’s Unique Co-operatives: Gujarat Women’s SEWA Cooperative Federation     SEWA’s Co-operatives Sweep...

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    Waste Pickers: The Invisible Environmentalists

    A look at how CHF earned the trust of a wary community to help waste pickers advocate for themselves and overcome stigma about their profession. ...

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  • Stories/Case Studies

    Colombia’s Triumphant Recicladores

    Bogota’s recicladores (waste pickers) have fought a decades-long battle to be recognized for the valuable work they do. This Impact...

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  • Presentations

    Role of CBO in Social Protection – SEWA’s Experience

    This presentation shares information about Social Protection work by SEWA (Self Employed Women’s Association).

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  • Toolkits and Guides

    Pas de frontières pour ceux qui luttent! – Juillet-août 2013

    Bulletin de l’Alliance Mondiale des Récupérateurs, Juillet-août 2013   Available in English here. Disponible en español aquí.   Disponible...

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  • Stories/Case Studies

    Final Report on 2013 Law Exposure Dialogue Programme

    Final report on law Exposure Dialogue Programme (EDP), with apendices listing conference participants, agenda, and exposure groups

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  • WIEGO Network Newsletters

    Pas de frontières pour ceux qui luttent! Janvier-Abril 2014

    Bulletin de l’Alliance Mondiale des Récupérateurs, Janvier-Abril 2014   Read the newsletter in English. Leer el boletín en español. Leia...

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    Delhi Waste Wars

    A battle is brewing in Delhi, India over access and control to garbage. For decades, informal wastepickers and recyclers have turned garbage...

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