Waste Pickers

Building Voice, Visibility and Validity

Informal workers who are partners of the Inclusive Cities Project list their accomplishments since the project’s inception in 2008. ...

Finding a Collective Voice to Become Visible: The Creation of the RENAREC

Story prepared by: Olga Abizaid, WIEGO with Felipe Toledo, Fundación AVINA, Yolanda Bueno, Fundación Alianza, and María Llanes (former President...

The Informal Recycling Sector in Brazil

Presentation at WIEGO Colloquium, ‘World Class Cities’ and the Urban Informal Economy: Inclusive Planning for the Working Poor

Coping with Crises: Lingering Recession, Rising Inflation, and the Informal Workforce – Fact Sheet

Report available in English here. Relatório disponível em português aqui.Informe disponible en español aquí. 

Sin Colchón que Amortigüe la Caída: La Crisis Económica Global y los Trabajadores de la Economía Informal (Ficha Tecnica)

Report available in English here. Informe disponible en español aquí. Fact Sheet available in English here. Ficha Técnica disponible en español...

Não Há Fronteiras para Aqueles que Lutam! março-abril 2013

Boletim da Aliança Global de Catadores, março-abril 2013   Available in English here. Disponível em Português aqui. Disponible en español...

Chintan: Jahan-e-kabari, June 2013

Jahan-e-Kabari is a platform for sharing ideas and news about the informal recycling sector, on issues that impact informal waste recyclers-...

Não há fronteiras para aqueles que lutam! Julho-agosto 2013

Boletim da Aliança Global de Catadores, Julho-agosto 2013   Available in English here. Disponible en español aquí.   Disponible en français...

Technical Note from 2013 Law Exposure Dialogue Programme

No hay fronteras para los que luchan, enero – abril 2014

Boletín de la Alianza Global de Recicladores, enero – abril 2014   Read the newsletter in English. Leer el boletín en español. Leia...