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Paper #11. CWG-WASH Workshop, Kolkata, India, 1-5 February 2006
Working Paper No. 35 in the SP Working Paper Series of School of Planning of CEPT University
The crisis of excessive waste in developing countries, coupled with a high rate of poverty, has created an abundant labor force of wastepickers at dumpsites in urban areas. Although the increasing number of waste-pickers is considered a sign of growing poverty and a problem to be eliminated, an...
Little research exists about gender relations and divisions among waste pickers. A collaborative in Latin America has shed light on the multiple levels of discrimination that women waste pickers face - and developed resources to help women waste pickers improve their lives and livelihoods.
Português By Jennifer Thaís Santos Fernandes I am Jennifer Thaís Santos Fernandes. I am 25 years old and I am a young black woman and a waste picker. I have worked at ASCITO, a waste picker association from the city of Itabirito—a town in the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte in the south-east...
English Por Jennifer Thaís Santos Fernandes Sou Jennifer Thaís Santos Fernandes. Tenho 25 anos, sou uma jovem negra e catadora de materiais recicláveis. Desde os 16 anos trabalho na ASCITO, uma associação de catadores da cidade de Itabirito, na Região Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte, que fica no...
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.