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  • Legal Instruments

    Solid Waste Management Rules, 2015

    This document outlines rules and regulations for the management of solid waste, except for demolition and construction management waste. ...

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  • Presentations

    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...

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  • Policy/Position Documents

    Posicionamento da WIEGO sobre FECHAMENTO DE LIXÕES

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  • Audiovisual Materials
  • Audiovisual Materials

    Cooperatives in Uruguay

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

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  • Presentations

    Waste Picker: A Professional of the 21st Century

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

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  • Toolkits and Guides

    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...

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  • Stories/Case Studies

    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....

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  • Fact Sheets/Infographics

    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...

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  • WIEGO Network Newsletters

    Inclusive Cities Newsletter, January 2013

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