Waste Pickers

VIDEO: Poliana Inacio do MNCR Brazil fala sobre o Madalena do MNCR fala sobre o empoderamento das mulheres

Poliana Inacio, um líder no Movimento Nacional de Catadores de Materiais Recicláveis (MNCR) do Brasil fala sobre o empoderamento das mulheres.   Saiba...

Technology and the Future of Work: Experiences of informal waste workers and street vendors in Dhaka, Lima, and Nairobi

“Through  a  year-long  project  supported  by  the  Rockefeller  Foundation, Practical  Action  and  WIEGO  (Women  in  Informal ...

Formalising the Informal: Door to Door Collection at Rampir no Tekro, Vadaj, Ahmedabad

“SEWA has organized around 49,240 waste pickers and cleaners in Ahmedabad. SEWA is constantly trying modes to inclusively link our...

VIDEO: Just Recycling: The Social, Economic and Environmental Benefits of Working with Waste Pickers (Zulu)

VIDEO: This 7-minute animated film shows how cities on different continents have taken diverse approaches to integrating waste pickers in...

Cuidar Project: Waste Pickers’ Health Risk Mapping

Video Depicting Waste Pickers in Paris in 1929

A video depicting waste pickers in Paris in 1929.   Link: www.mheu.org/fr/chiffonniers/zone.aspx

MNCR on Youtube

Title: Essa Gente Vai Longe…. – Parte 2 Documentário MNCR Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X5532wuDm8 Parte 1 Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtUp9ZSQ7lg&feature ...

Colombia Constitutional Court document re suspension of public bidding

An English translation of the resolution suspending the city’s tendering process in order to protect the rights of recyclers and the...

Boletín Informativo de WIEGO para OBM abril 2012

Organizing Reclaimers in Tshwane, South Africa: Lessons from the Top Down and Bottom Up Experiences

Summary of WIEGO Organizing Brief 5 (English)