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  • Toolkits and Guides

    GAIA Fall 2016 Newsletter

    Waste picker news from around the world in GAIA’s fall 2016 newsletter. Find additional information about GAIA here.

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  • Presentations

    ILC, 102nd session 2013, fourth sitting

    The text (English) and a recording (Spanish) of the speech by Nohra Padilla at the 2013 International Labour Conference are available on...

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  • Legal Instruments

    Municipal Solid Wastes (Management and Handiling Rules), 2000

    This document outlines the rules that apply to every municipal authority responsible for collection, segregation, storage, transportation,,...

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    Trabajadores invisibles dentro del servicio de limpia de la Ciudad de México

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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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