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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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  • Worker Story

    Bogota Recycler Nohra Padilla Praised on World Stage

    Introduction:  Nohra Padilla was waste picking on a dump in Colombia by the time she was seven years old. On April 15, 2013, her activism...

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  • Informational Article

    Waste Pickers and the Law

    Waste pickers collect, sort, recycle, and sell materials that others have thrown away. They benefit urban health and sanitation, lower municipal...

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  • Informational Article

    Basic Categories of Waste Pickers

    Although the kinds of work waste pickers do differs across countries, some basic categories exist. These include:

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  • Project

    Waste Integration in South Africa (WISA)

    Informal waste pickers play an integral role in South Africa’s waste industry and keep tonnes of material out of landfills. Now, they are...

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    Just Recycling

    This short video reveals how informal waste pickers make their cities healthier and more beautiful, lower greenhouse gas emissions, preserve...

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  • Una mujer separa residuos en un relleno sanitario en Accra, Ghana Page

    Waste Pickers

    Waste pickers and COVID-19 Statistics on Waste Pickers Driving Forces & Working Conditions Policies & Programmes Organization...

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    Global Advocacy and Negotiations

    New international labour standard will help protect vulnerable workers from violence and harassment

    When the 2019 International Labour Conference voted to adopt Convention 190 on Ending Violence and Harassment in the World of Work (C190),...

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    Access to Public Space

    For Cities to Make Progress on SDGs and the New Urban Agenda, They Must Listen to Grassroots’ Solutions

    Through a series of ambitious global commitments in recent years, governments across the world have signed on to build a more equitable and...

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