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  • Waste picker at work in Bogota. Photo: Juan Arredondo/Getty Images Reportage Page

    Urban informal workers and the green economy

    Workers in the informal economy are playing an important role in climate change mitigation. Further, they usually leave a smaller carbon...

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  • Workers in the informal economy from six different sectors. A Domestic Worker, a Garment Worker, a Home-Based Worker, a Street Vendors / Market Trader, a Transport Worker, and a Waste Picker. Informational Article

    Rethinking Formalization

    The WIEGO Perspective Formalization of the informal economy can take different forms: registration, taxation, organization and representation,...

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  • Workers in the informal economy from six different sectors. A Domestic Worker, a Garment Worker, a Home-Based Worker, a Street Vendors / Market Trader, a Transport Worker, and a Waste Picker. Project

    Waste & Gender: Rethinking Relations for Empowerment

    Little research exists about gender relations and divisions among waste pickers. A collaborative in Latin America has shed light on the multiple...

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    Gender and Waste

    A collaborative project involving waste pickers in Latin America has shed light on the multiple levels of discrimination that women waste...

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  • Workers in the informal economy from six different sectors. A Domestic Worker, a Garment Worker, a Home-Based Worker, a Street Vendors / Market Trader, a Transport Worker, and a Waste Picker. Informational Article

    Informal Workers and the Law

    WIEGO works with four main occupational groups of informal workers: domestic workers, home-based workers, street vendors and waste pickers....

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  • Jaun Arredondo photo of waste picker in Bogota Page

    Waste Pickers on the Global Stage Fighting Climate Change

    Millions of informal waste pickers globally contribute to the conservation of natural resources and energy while reducing air/water pollution...

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  • Workers in the informal economy from six different sectors. A Domestic Worker, a Garment Worker, a Home-Based Worker, a Street Vendors / Market Trader, a Transport Worker, and a Waste Picker. Informational Article

    Waste Pickers Organizing

    ​ Waste pickers are increasingly motivated to organize and fight for recognition and a place within formal waste management systems. They...

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  • Workers in the informal economy from six different sectors. A Domestic Worker, a Garment Worker, a Home-Based Worker, a Street Vendors / Market Trader, a Transport Worker, and a Waste Picker. Project

    Habitat III

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    Informal Economy Monitoring Study

    A 10-city study on three continents, led by WIEGO, offered insight into the grounded reality of waste pickers, street/market traders and...

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  • Workers in the informal economy from six different sectors. A Domestic Worker, a Garment Worker, a Home-Based Worker, a Street Vendors / Market Trader, a Transport Worker, and a Waste Picker. Worker Story

    Bogota Recycler Nohra Padilla Praised on World Stage

    Introduction:  Nohra Padilla was waste picking on a dump in Colombia by the time she was seven years old. On April 15, 2013, her activism...

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