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  • Toolkits and Guides

    Material de Apoio Jornada Formativa Online Bonitas – Digital Tools Capacity Building Workshops

    Este é o compilado do material de apoio disponibilizado ao longo da Jornada Formativa Online do Programa Bonitas Wiego para as catadoras...

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  • Fact Sheets/Infographics

    Workers in Informal Employment in Brazil: A Statistical Snapshot of 2019 and 2020

    This snapshot examines data on informal employment in Brazil nationally in 2019 and 2020, showing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, with...

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  • Street vendor in Salvadore, Brazil Statistical Briefs

    Informal Workers in Brazil: A Statistical Profile

    This brief examines data on employment in Brazil from 2012, 2019 and 2020, with a focus on five groups of workers who are mainly informal. ...

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  • Stories/Case Studies

    Weaving Webs of Knowledge, Action and Affection

    This e-book compiles photos, learnings and reflections gathered by WIEGO’s Rhonda Douglas based on her research gathered in 2020 and 2021...

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  • Stories/Case Studies

    Tecendo Redes de Conhecimento, Ação e Afeto

    Essa publicação digital toma como ponto de partida a história de impacto escrita por Rhonda Douglas, da WIEGO, com base nas informações coletadas...

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  • Advocacy Materials

    Cooperativas de catadores – colchão amortecedor contra os piores impactos da pandemia

    • As cooperativas de catadores funcionaram como um colchão amortecedor para os catadores do Brasil (termo pelo qual são conhecidos no país)...

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  • Resource Documents

    Impactos da pandemia de Covid-19 sobre a Reciclagem Inclusiva nas Cooperativas de Catadores no Brasil: Análise Comparativa 2020 – 2021

    Principais Achados: As cooperativas foram rápidas na implementação dos protocolos COVID-19 nos seus galpões, conseguindo assim maior credibilidade...

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  • Advocacy Materials

    Cooperatives Cushion Catadores Against Worst of Pandemic

    Key Points Waste-picker cooperatives cushioned Brazil’s waste pickers (known locally as catadores) against the worst economic impacts of...

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  • Resource Documents

    Inclusive Recycling in Waste Picker Cooperatives in Brazil: Impacts of COVID-19 Comparative Analysis 2020-2021

    See related brief. Key Points: Cooperatives were able to quickly implement COVID-19 protocols in the sorting sheds, thus achieving greater...

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  • Brazilian catadora with recyclables Statistical Briefs

    Catadores de materiais recicláveis no Brasil: um perfil estatístico

    O Brasil é líder no reconhecimento de seus mais de 281.000 catadores informais em cadeias de reciclagem e nas estatísticas oficiais do...

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