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  • Policy/Position Documents

    Position Paper from Workers’ Organizations in the Informal Economy on: Achieving a just transition towards environmentally sustainable economies and societies for all, prepared for the 111th Session of the International Labour Conference

    International networks of workers in the informal economy and WIEGO welcome the ILO report on Achieving a just transition towards environmentally...

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  • Sangeeta Ben walks her daily route working as a waste picker in an Ahmedabad slum Post
    Climate Change and Just Transition May 02, 2023

    Waste Pickers and EPR in India

    Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) transfers the responsibility of waste management from municipal authorities to the producers of the...

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  • A human-powered vehicle called ‘Zorro’. Credit: Federico Parra, 2016 Statistical Briefs

    The Collection of Data on Waste Pickers in Colombia, 2012-2022

    This brief describes the unprecedented census of waste pickers that took place in 2012 in Bogota, as mandated by rulings of the Constitutional...

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  • Leonor Larraburu of the Unión de Trabajadores y Trabajadoras de la Economía Popular (UTEP) Post
    Building Collective Power April 11, 2023

    ‘We Are Not Alone’: Waste Pickers Worldwide Unite

    In this interview, Leonor Larraburu of the Unión de Trabajadores y Trabajadoras de la Economía Popular (UTEP) in Argentina tells us about...

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  • Waste picker reads the comic book created for the Los Rifados campaign Post
    COVID-19 Crisis Study April 06, 2023

    The Superheroes of Mexico City

    WIEGO’s Tania Espinosa Sánchez and Yuleina Carmona talk about the success of the Lxs Rifadxs campaign in Mexico City, which helped residents...

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  • Resource Documents

    Efforts of Argentina’s Informal Waste Pickers to Finance Decent Work and Social Protection through Extended Producer Responsibility Legislation

    Based on the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) framework, organizations of informal waste pickers in Argentina have drafted a law that...

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  • Resource Documents

    Pune Waste Pickers’ Innovative Efforts to Fund the Extension of Decent Work and Social Protection

    Taking inspiration from India’s long experience with welfare boards, which provide social protection for self-employed workers and are generally...

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  • publication thumbnail Law & Informality Insights

    Defending Waste Pickers’ Livelihoods: Lessons from Litigation in Latin America

    Waste pickers have won several legal actions in Latin America over the past two decades. This edition looks at the lessons learned.

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  • Street vendor in Salvadore, Brazil Statistical Briefs

    Pessoas em emprego informal no Brasil: Um perfil estatístico

    Pessoas trabalhadoras do Brasil, pessoas trabalhadoras domésticas do Brasil, pessoas catadoras de recicláveis brasileiras, COVID-19 no Brasil. ...

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  • Waste pickers at work in Belo Horizonte, Brazil Post
    Climate Change and Just Transition February 28, 2023

    Climate Crisis, Health and Informality: Building a Movement Across Borders

    Workers in informal employment experience frequent workplace exposure to a range of occupational health and safety risks. The climate crisis...

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