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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

GlobalRec | Region Global | 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.

GlobalRec Nov 29, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 29 NOVEMBER, 2022 Punta del Este, Uruguay – The Group of Friends of Waste Pickers was inaugurated today, during the first international negotiation...

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The International Alliance of Waste Pickers at COP27 – Egypt

GlobalRec | 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

GlobalRec 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?

GlobalRec | Region Global | 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...

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

GlobalRec | Region Global | 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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We Speak Too webinar, by Sanitation Workers in Mumbai

Alliance of Indian Wastepickers | Region Asia | Sep 23, 2022

A multi-city series of curated seminars — ‘We speak too, by Sanitation Workers’, co-organised by Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) and the Alliance of Indian ...

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

GlobalRec | Region Global | 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

GlobalRec | Region Global | 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

GlobalRec | 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.

GlobalRec | 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)

GlobalRec | Region Global | 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)

GlobalRec | Region Asia | 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,...

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Fire outbreak in waste picker homes in Ghana

GlobalRec | 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

GlobalRec | Region Global | 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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