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This video follows recyclers in Beijing and shares the work they have been doing for 20 years. The video is in Chinese with English subtitles. For more information, see the December 2012 newsletter from the Global Alliance of Waste Pickers here .
Unos diez mil clasificadores recorren las calles de Montevideo recolectando cerca del 40% de los residuos generados por un millón y medio de habitantes. Estos trabajadores no reconocidos formalmente, reciclan el 80% del total de los materiales recuperados por la industria del reciclaje, utilizando...
This set of zero waste case studies profiles nine diverse communities, each providing a real-world example of authentic progress toward the goal of zero waste. More information about GAIA and this research paper is available on GAIA's website .
This is a case study, published by GAIA, about waste pickers in Pune, India.
En Argentina, y en particular en su Capital Federal (Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires / CABA), la problemática asociada a los recolectores informales de residuos reciclables (conocidos aquí como cartoneros) sufrió una profunda transformación durante la primera década del siglo XXI. En muy poco tiempo...
The global informal recycling sector has come into focus as the base of the industrial value chain. With few exceptions, reports and articles have investigated the activities, condition, and position of informal enterprises and individuals, but have paid little attention to the context: the waste...
As associações e cooperativas de catadores são formadas a partir da situação de vulnerabilidade social dos seus membros. A maior parte dos catadores encontra dificuldades em conseguir empregos devido ao baixo grau de escolaridade, à idade avançada e a outros aspectos incompatíveis com as exigências...
Summary from Chintan: Waste-to-Energy (WtE), the process of creating energy from waste, has gained broad appeal domestically and internationally with programs such as the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) providing funding for many WtE projects across the world. In India alone, 31 such facilities...
A critical source of success of the Belo Horizonte model of including waste pickers into urban plans has been the high level of organization among workers, and the support these organizations have leveraged from government and private sector. This brief outlines the nature of this collective action...
Videos / Slideshows / Audio
Millions of women work long hours, in dangerous conditions, for little pay. They are fighting for change, with the help of ILO Convention 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers. Watch this video to learn how.
Workers Education/Organizing Materials
This manual helps street vendors learn more about the regulations that govern public space and how to defend the right to work in public space. It describes successful actions taken by street vendor organizations. And it offers information to help you organize and negotiate with local government.
WIEGO Working Papers
Mike Rogan reviews how informal workers are taxed, why there is growing interest in taxing them, and whether they should be included in the tax net.