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City Report – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Waste Pickers in Pune, India

By on April 01, 2014

The Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS) is designed to provide in-depth understanding of how informal workers are affected by and respond to economic trends, urban policies and practices, value chain dynamics, and other economic and social forces.

In Pune, WIEGO partnered with Kagad Kach Patra Kashtakari Panchayat (KKPKP) and SWaCH to carry out this study. This report outlines key findings and policy recommendations for waste pickers in the city of Pune.

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The Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS) is designed to provide credible, grounded evidence of the range of driving forces, both positive and negative, that affect conditions of work in the urban informal economy in 10 cities over time. Specifically, it examines how informal workers are affected by, and respond to, macroeconomic trends, urban policies and practices, value chain dynamics, and other economic and social forces. Learn more about the Informal Economy Monitoring Study.

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Chikarmane, Poornima. City Report – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Waste Pickers in Pune, India. , , . WIEGO, 2014. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IEMS-Pune-Waste-Pickers-City-Report.pdfChikarmane, P. (2014). City Report – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Waste Pickers in Pune, India. , , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IEMS-Pune-Waste-Pickers-City-Report.pdfChikarmane, Poornima. "City Report – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Waste Pickers in Pune, India." WIEGO, 2014, .Chikarmane Poornima. "City Report – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Waste Pickers in Pune, India." (2014). https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IEMS-Pune-Waste-Pickers-City-Report.pdfChikarmane, P 2014, 'City Report – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Waste Pickers in Pune, India', , , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IEMS-Pune-Waste-Pickers-City-Report.pdfPoornima Chikarmane, 'City Report – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Waste Pickers in Pune, India' (2014). Chikarmane P. City Report – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Waste Pickers in Pune, India. . 2014. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IEMS-Pune-Waste-Pickers-City-Report.pdfChikarmane, Poornima. City Report – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Waste Pickers in Pune, India. . 2014. , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IEMS-Pune-Waste-Pickers-City-Report.pdf

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