Climate Change and Just Transition

Waste Picker Collectives and Climate Vulnerability in Belo Horizonte

This resource maps the locations of sorting sheds used by Belo Horizonte’s cooperatives and associations, comparing them with the municipality’s...

Vulnerabilidade Climática em Belo Horizonte (MG) e as Cooperativas e Associações de Catadores e Catadoras

O documento identifica a localização dos galpões de triagem das cooperativas e associações de Belo Horizonte cruzando-as com as informações...

Labour Rights are Human Rights! Beyond the Slogan for Workers in Informal Employment

CATA – Climate Change and Women Waste Pickers

Why African Craft Makers Should Understand Supply Chains Better

African home-based workers are at the bottom of craft supply chains. Through an increased understanding of those supply chains they could...

How Recyclers and Vendors in New York City are Challenging Big Money to Build a Better City for Working People

By keeping corporations accountable for the waste they produce and providing affordable goods and services to working class people, recyclers...

Overturning the Productivity Mandate: Putting People at the Centre

It is a myth that cooperatives, which put people at the centre, are not a viable alternative to the current economic system because they...

From Climate Research to Climate Action: Climate Change Mapping of Impacts on Brazilian Waste Pickers

From rising temperatures to shifting work conditions, a new study highlights the vital role waste pickers play in managing urban waste and...

Catadores e catadoras obtêm apoio governamental para aumentar sua resiliência às mudanças climáticas

Um novo estudo realizado pela WIEGO mostra que 90% dos catadores e catadoras entrevistados em diferentes regiões do Brasil sofreram com eventos...

Waste pickers procure government support to improve their resilience to climate change

New study from WIEGO shows 90% of waste pickers surveyed across Brazil have experienced climate-change-related extreme weather events Public...