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WIEGO MBO Newsletter
Our MBO (Membership-based Organization) Newsletter series has been revived, with a new format featuring shorter and more focused stories. ...
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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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Rethinking Formalization
The WIEGO Perspective Formalization of the informal economy can take different forms: registration, taxation, organization and representation,...
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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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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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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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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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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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