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Global Position Paper on Formalization: Collective Action for Risk Reduction and Decent Work

Integration of Waste Pickers into Mandatory Extended Producer Responsibility Schemes – South Africa

Legal Recognition of Waste Pickers – Brazil
Waste pickers in Brazil, known as catadores, have been pushing for formal recognition and social protection over the last 20 years

Organising and Integrating the Informal Recycling Sector in the Solid Waste Management Sector – India
The informal waste recycling sector in India accounts for around 4 million people, including waste pickers, local kabadiwaalas (small scrap aggregators), larger aggregator/junkyard owners, and intermediate dealers, or other middlemen playing a significant role in the recovery and recycling of resources.

Joint Statement: World Circular Economy Forum 2025. A Call to Centre Inclusivity and Perspectives from the Global South.

Solidarity in the Face of Eviction: Global Waste Pickers Stand with Likoni Community

Regional Coordination and Progress: Red-LACRE’s 2025 Secretariat Meeting in Chile

IAWP, PPIM-IPI, and WALHI Stand in Solidarity with Workers Affected by Indonesian Government’s Decision to Close 343 Dumpsites

India Launches NAMASTE Scheme to Recognize and Support Waste Pickers

Letter of support – Indonesian Waste Pickers

Indonesian Waste Pickers call for the International Solidarity

Affiliates of the International Alliance of Waste Pickers Mark Waste Pickers Day Around the World
Waste pickers in Dakar face catastrophic evictions
Governments and Industry Mark International Waste Pickers Day by Evicting and Excluding Waste Pickers
As waste pickers around the world prepare to commemorate International Waste Pickers Day on March 1, workers in Senegal and Italy suffered catastrophic losses when police evicted them from their workplaces, while workers in Canada continue to struggle for decent work under new extended producer responsibility (EPR) legislation.