Update from Africa
South Africa (information about South Africa provided by Musa Chamane, groundWork) Ongoing activities After COP17, the South African Waste Pickers’ Association (SAWPA) agreed to ...
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In March 2007, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) released a Performance Audit of Management of Waste in India. Amongst his observations, one was related to the lack of recognition of the informal sector. The report stated, “Only 17 percent of the sampled states had recognized the role of the wastepickers.”