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International Womens Day 2023 – Waste Pickers’ Celebrations

International Alliance of Waste Pickers Apr 03, 2023

On International Women’s Day, the IAWP stands with the international community of waste pickers in celebrating the importance, determination, and strength of all women, specially...

Events

Waste pickers during their march around the Dandora Dumpsite, in Nairobi, Kenya, to commemorate the International Waste Pickers Day

International Waste Pickers Day 2023: leaders from 19 countries united in Nairobi to commemorate the international date!

International Alliance of Waste Pickers | Region Africa | Mar 21, 2023

Waste picker representatives from 19 countries gathered in Nairobi to participate in the International Alliance of Waste Pickers Coordination Meeting. The general objectives were t...

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International Waste Pickers Day 2023

International Alliance of Waste Pickers | Region International | Mar 01, 2023

Today we join the world in commemorating International Waste Pickers Day by marching with waste pickers from 19 countries in Dandora (Nairobi) Kenya. We fight, we commemorate and...

Solidarity

South African, Kenyan and Uruguayan government delegates along with the delegation of the International Alliance of Waste Pickers. Picture Courtesy: John O. Chweya.

Kenya And South Africa Announce Just Transition Initiative For Waste-pickers & Other Workers In The Plastic Value Chain

International Alliance of Waste Pickers | Region International | Dec 02, 2022

Just Transition Initiative builds on the Group of Friends of Waste-pickers launched a day before the INC began. “Kenya would like to take this opportune moment to inform the plen...

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‘Group of Friends of Waste Pickers’ is inaugurated during the INC-1 in Uruguay.

International Alliance of Waste Pickers | Region International | Nov 29, 2022

Punta del Este, Uruguay – The Group of Friends of Waste Pickers was inaugurated today, during the first international negotiations committee (INC-1). The group, which will be a p...

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The International Alliance of Waste Pickers at COP27 – Egypt

International Alliance of Waste Pickers | Region Africa | Nov 08, 2022

With the support of GAIA and WIEGO, the International Alliance of Waste Pickers will be participating in the COP27 in Egypt. The delegation will be in Sharm El Sheikh from the 1...

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Solidarity Message from Public Services International (PSI) – Daria Cibrario

International Alliance of Waste Pickers Nov 01, 2022

Dear sisters and brothers of the International Alliance of Waste Pickers (Globalrec). It is a real pleasure to address a short message to salute and congratulate you on the launch...

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Why are waste pickers’ organizations uniting worldwide?

International Alliance of Waste Pickers | Region International | Oct 28, 2022

Organizations of waste pickers from around the world have been fighting for decades for the recognition of their work, their occupation, and their rights. This Saturday, October 29...

Organizing

Constitution launching congress this Saturday Oct. 29th – Register!

International Alliance of Waste Pickers | Region International | Oct 24, 2022

We have been fighting for many years for the recognition of our work, our profession and our rights. Now, with the strength of hundreds of waste pickers’ organizations in 26 ...

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GlobalRec seeks meaningful participation of waste pickers in the first negotiations of Plastics Treaty in Uruguay

International Alliance of Waste Pickers | Region International | Jul 15, 2022

The Global Alliance of Waste Pickers has submitted the position paper for the first intergovernmental negotiating committee meeting on plastic pollution. The submission recommends ...

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Delegation of Waste Pickers Attends the ad-hoc open-ended working group (OEWG) meeting held in Dakar, organized pursuant to United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) resolution 5/14

International Alliance of Waste Pickers | Region International | Jun 27, 2022

Globalrec’s waste picker delegation participated in several reunions, side-events, press conferences and other projects from May 29 to Jun 1, reinforcing the importance of having a waste picker delegation attending global reunions like UNEA.

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GLOBAL EXCHANGE ON THE ARGENTINA RECYCLES PROGRAM

International Alliance of Waste Pickers | Region Latin America | May 16, 2022

GLOBAL EXCHANGE ON THE ARGENTINA RECYCLES PROGRAM FACCYR is going to develop an exchange in order to present its GIIRSU guide, a social inclusion strategy, which will provide tools...

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Waste Pickers from Latin America gather in Panamá to learn, get informed and march for their rights.

International Alliance of Waste Pickers | Region Latin America | May 12, 2022

The national and regional assembly of waste pickers was held in Panama City from April 21-25, and was part of the knowledge transfer process for the professionalization of waste pi...

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Possibilities for a just transition of the informal waste sector (webinar)

International Alliance of Waste Pickers | Region International | Apr 03, 2022

The Global Alliance of Waste Pickers participates in the webinar “Possibilities for a just transition of the informal waste sector” organized by UN-Habitat and the Norw...

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Waste picker shelters burned in Bantar Gebang Landfill (Indonesia)

International Alliance of Waste Pickers | Region Asia-Pacific | Mar 25, 2022

On March 15, at 2pm Indonesia time, shelters of members of Ikatan Pemulung Indonesia (Indonesia Waste-pickers Union – IPI) were burned near Bantar Gebang Landfill (in Bekasi,...

Denunciations

Fire outbreak in waste picker homes in Ghana

International Alliance of Waste Pickers | Region Africa | Mar 17, 2022

On March 16, 15 waste pickers in Ghana at Kpone landfill lost their properties due to a fire outbreak at their quarters that started during the night. Their homes, where they lived...

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Recycling Without Waste Pickers is Garbage: 2022 Global Waste Picker Day

International Alliance of Waste Pickers | Region International | Mar 11, 2022

This March 1st, 2022, waste pickers paid a new homage to the fellow waste pickers who were murdered in Colombia in 1992. In their honor, this date became a global day in which recy...

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Waste pickers’ delegation attend UNEA for the first time and demand to be included in negotiations of the international treaty on plastics

WIEGO | Region International | Feb 27, 2022

A new legally binding international treaty on plastic pollution will be discussed at the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA). Globalrec’s delegation of Waste picker re...

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Call for Recognition of Waste-pickers in International Legally Binding Instrument on Plastics Pollution

International Alliance of Waste Pickers | Region International | Feb 22, 2022

This declaration was read by Soledad Mella, representative of the Global Alliance of Waste pickers and president of the Asociación Movimiento Nacional de Recicladores de Chile (AN...

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