AIW Newsletter: May 2012
Index of contents: Local initiatives, global sharing: Three meetings in Pune, India Pensions — a right, not a favour WtE in Ghazipur: “Stop!” say citizens ‘Yes to schoo...
INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF
WASTE PICKERS
WASTE PICKERS
The International Alliance of Waste Pickers is a union of waste picker organizations representing more than 460,000 workers across 34 countries
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Threats to waste pickers (workshop notes)
Here a complete list of the threats that each wastepickers and/or organization has expressed (thanks to Federico di Maria). They are partially ordered, but more analysis is needed....
Notes: Understanding Different Models
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Next week we’ll be in Pune, India
In just a few days, waste pickers’ organizations from 38 cities in Africa, Latin America and Asia will gather in Pune, India for the 1st Global Strategic Workshop of Waste Pickers. They’ll discuss inclusive models of integrated solid waste management as well as the threats and challenges they are facing.
Weekly News Round-Up/Noticias de la Semana – 4 April/abril 2012
Check the new type of News Round-up. One single post with all the news regarding waste pickers. Read it here in the blog or subscribe to the News Round-up newsletter.
Newsletter March 2012: The Global Alliance of Waste Pickers
Hello everyone, The Global Alliance of Waste Pickers is happy to share with you its first global newsletter. We hope that it can be one more way to connect was...
Video: First Congress of Latin American Waste Pickers in Nicaragua
Managua, Nicaragua, February 2012. The Latin American Wastpicker’s movement has grown from 5 to 17 member countries in the last 5 years. United and strong their demand is ...
Dia Mundial dos Catador@s – Alex Cardoso, MNCR
Compas, catadoras e catadores e todos aqueles que dedicam suas vidas para a organizacão dos catadores do mundo. Compartilho com todos e todas esta mesma dor. De saber que a maiori...
Marlen Chacón from Costa Rica, Global Waste Pickers’ Day
The world is full of professionals, and given their importance, many countries have dedicated a day to recognize their respective work and allow their society to celebrate it as a ...
SAWPA (South African Waste Pickers’ Association) in solidarity with waste pickers across the globe
The South African Waste Picker’s Association (SAWPA) is in solidarity with waste pickers across the globe. We would like to commemorate the day of remembrance of all waste pickers around the world who die on the streets or landfills. Those Men and Women who we witness everyday being brutalized, beaten to death, shot, run over by trucks while trying to earn a living through waste recycling.
Global Waste Pickers’ Day 2012: workers organize to recognize and formalize their profession
Global Waste Pickers’ Day is celebrated on March 1 in memory of the massacre in Colombia in which 11 workers were brutally killed. For the past 20 years since this tragic event, waste pickers/recyclers have continued fighting for recognition of their work.
The Inner-city Cardboard Recycling Project and Global Wastepicker’s Day
Meeting other informal recyclers from around the world during COP 17 and Global Recyclers’ Day shows me that we are being recognised world-wide and that our challenges are universal. It is also an incentive for me to continue working hard in this job.” Victoria Bubu
Greetings from Chile on Global Waste Pickers’ Day
That day of 2008, in the outskirts of Bogota, the joyful applause of the 600 participants from more than 34 countries fused with the sounds of the rain that fell to accompany this historic moment for all waste pickers. It was us, waste pickers, who defined that we deserved to celebrate a world day whereby all continents would come together for the blistered hands and broken-down backs caused by the work performed to recycle the materials that society discard.
Declaration of the 1st Conference of Central American Waste Pickers “Juana Rafaela Juárez Téllez”
United in solidarity with our brothers and sisters of the waste picking profession – 160 delegates from the 17 member countries of RED LACRE and RED NICA along with four countries representing 40 supporters – we have had had the opportunity to assemble with the purpose of dialoguing, debating, and sharing:
Learning from India
Aliou Faye is a 34 years old Senegalese waste picker who has worked in Mbeubeuss landfill in Dakar for the last 16 years. He is vice-president of the waste pickers’ organisation in his landfill, Bokk Diomm.