Recycling Livelihoods: A Global Network Supports Waste-Pickers in Latin America

By Lucia Fernandez on January 01, 2015

Standing for long hours in line to receive your first paycheck may sound pretty stressful. However, for recyclers in Bogotá, their first paycheck was a huge victory after more than twenty years of legal and political struggles—proof of the power of committed partnerships between academics and workers in the informal economy.

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Fernandez, Lucia. Recycling Livelihoods: A Global Network Supports Waste-Pickers in Latin America. , , . , 2015. Fernandez, L. (2015). Recycling Livelihoods: A Global Network Supports Waste-Pickers in Latin America. , , . Fernandez, Lucia. "Recycling Livelihoods: A Global Network Supports Waste-Pickers in Latin America." 2015, .Fernandez Lucia. "Recycling Livelihoods: A Global Network Supports Waste-Pickers in Latin America." (2015). Fernandez, L 2015, 'Recycling Livelihoods: A Global Network Supports Waste-Pickers in Latin America', , , . Lucia Fernandez, 'Recycling Livelihoods: A Global Network Supports Waste-Pickers in Latin America' (2015). Fernandez L. Recycling Livelihoods: A Global Network Supports Waste-Pickers in Latin America. . 2015. Fernandez, Lucia. Recycling Livelihoods: A Global Network Supports Waste-Pickers in Latin America. . 2015. , .

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