Waste Pickers

Internal Migrants in the Informal Economy: COVID-19 Lessons

COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy Policy Insights No. 6 Key findings and policy recommendations pertaining to internal migrants in...

Reduzindo a poluição do litoral: o papel crucial dos trabalhadores informais

O ecossistema marinho de Salvador é especialmente vulnerável à poluição causada pelo plástico proveniente de resíduos gerados por foliões...

કોવિડ-૧૯ કટોકટી અને અસંગઠિત અર્થતંત્ર: અસંગઠિત કામદારો, અમદાવાદ, ભારત

Curbing Coastal Pollution: Informal Workers’ Critical Role

Salvador’s marine ecosystem is particularly vulnerable to plastic pollution from waste material generated by revellers at the Barra-Ondina...

Ecosystem of Waste: The Role of Waste Pickers and Street Vendors in Curbing Coastal Pollution at Carnaval in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil

Older Informal Workers in the COVID-19 Crisis

COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy Policy Insights No. 5 Key findings and policy recommendations pertaining to older informal workers...

Essential, But Unprotected: How Have Informal Workers Navigated the Health Risks of the Pandemic?

COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy Policy Insights No. 4 Key findings and policy recommendations pertaining to informal workers’...

“Las bonitas”

Esta es la historia de Jennifer Thaís Santos Fernandes, la secretaria de la cooperativa de recicladorxs ASCITO, que cuenta con el apoyo de...

« Les belles filles »

Voici le témoignage de Jennifer Thaís Santos Fernandes, secrétaire de la coopérative de récupératrice·eur·s de matériaux ASCITO, soutenue...

‘The Pretty Ones’

This is the story of Jennifer Thaís Santos Fernandes, the secretary of the ASCITO waste picker cooperative that is supported by WIEGO through...