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    Urban informal workers and the green economy

    Workers in the informal economy are playing an important role in climate change mitigation. Further, they usually leave a smaller carbon...

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    Rethinking Formalization

    The WIEGO Perspective Formalization of the informal economy can take different forms: registration, taxation, organization and representation,...

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    Waste & Gender: Rethinking Relations for Empowerment

    Little research exists about gender relations and divisions among waste pickers. A collaborative in Latin America has shed light on the multiple...

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    Gender and Waste

    A collaborative project involving waste pickers in Latin America has shed light on the multiple levels of discrimination that women waste...

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    Informal Workers and the Law

    WIEGO works with four main occupational groups of informal workers: domestic workers, home-based workers, street vendors and waste pickers....

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    Waste Pickers on the Global Stage Fighting Climate Change

    Millions of informal waste pickers globally contribute to the conservation of natural resources and energy while reducing air/water pollution...

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    Waste Pickers Organizing

    ​ Waste pickers are increasingly motivated to organize and fight for recognition and a place within formal waste management systems. They...

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    Habitat III

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    Livelihoods

    Nuevo proyecto explora cómo los recicladores y recicladoras pueden ayudar a resolver la crisis de los residuos plásticos en los océanos

    Entrevista a Taylor Cass TalbottEs difícil pasar por alto las portadas de revistas y noticieros con imágenes impactantes de montones de plásticos...

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    Building Collective Power

    Un nouveau projet qui explore comment les récupérateurs et récupératrices de matériaux peuvent aider à résoudre la crise des déchets plastiques dans les océans

    Un entretien (Q&R) avec Taylor Cass Talbott Il est difficile de passer à côté des images choquantes de tas de plastiques flottant au...

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