By: SWaCH Date: September 2008 Solid Waste Collection and Handling or, officially, the SWaCH Seva Sahakari Sanstha Maryadit, Pune. SWaCH Coop is India’s first wholly-owned cooperative of self-employed rag pickers/waste pickers. Go to resource Region East Asia & Southeast Asia India Occupational group Waste Pickers Informal Economy Theme Organizing & Organizations Resource Type Research Manuals or Guides Language English Related Publications WIEGO BriefsStatistics on Waste Pickers: A Case Studies GuideBy Poornima Chikarmane, Lakshmi Narayanan WIEGO BriefsUnlocking Strength and Resilience: The Self Employed Women’s Association’s COVID-19 Strategies in DelhiBy Ankita Upreti Sibal WIEGO Resource DocumentsCraft Supply Chains in Africa: Consolidating Our FindingsBy Chris Bonner WIEGO BriefsInnovative Legislation in Australia Protects Homeworkers in the Garment and Footwear SectorBy Vivienne Wiles, Elizabeth Macpherson WIEGO Resource DocumentsPune Waste Pickers’ Innovative Efforts to Fund the Extension of Decent Work and Social ProtectionBy Poornima Chikarmane, Lakshmi Narayanan View all publications Related Blog Posts The Devil Is in the Detail: The EU Directive on Corporate Sustainability and Homeworkers in Global Supply ChainsBy Marlese von Broembsen Registering Informal Workers in India: e-Shram, an Opportunity Lost?By Shalini Sinha, Shalaka Statistics as a Catalyst for Making Women Workers VisibleBy WIEGO India's KKPKP Fights for Waste Pickers RightsBy WIEGO Waste Pickers Demand Livelihood Protection During Dump Closures: Learnings from 3 CitiesBy WIEGO Blog Visit the WIEGO Blog
