WASTE PICKERS
Constitution Launching Congress
Virtual, October 29th, 2022
Abstract
On October 29th, 2022 we held a Virtual Congress to Launch Our Constitution, which allows us to formalize ourselves as an international organization of waste pickers.
- Monday Oct. 17th
- Congress internal constitution adoption by prospective affiliates
- Saturday, Oct. 29th
- Constitution Launching congress
| New York | Buenos Aires – Chile | South Africa | New Delhi | Bangladesh |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00-11:00h | 9:00-12:00h | 14:00-17:00h | 17:30-20:30h | 18:00-21:00h |
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 countries around the globe, we are launching our Constitution. It will give us the foundation to build a solid bottom-up waste picker global organization, after a long period of international networking without a formal registration.
In 2005, we started RedLacre, the Latin American Network of Recyclers. Four years later, we formed the Global Alliance of Waste Pickers (GlobalRec). Finally, in the last two years, through a constitutive process, we have developed a joint vision that allows us to achieve a worldwide unity of waste pickers.
On October 29th, 2022 we held a Virtual Congress to Launch Our Constitution, which allows us to formalize ourselves as an international organization of waste pickers. We are pleased to invite you to a very important event for all waste pickers around the world!
Watch the congress again
The congress is available to watch in the following languages:
English Español Português Français বাংলা ভাষা Bengali हिन्दी Hindi Bahasa Indonesian मराठी Marathi Wolof नेपाली Nepalese Türk / Turkish
Slides with all the presentations are available (download slides in full resolution).
221029_constitution-launching-congress-slides_international-alliance-waste-pickers_pWhere we are #
Highlights / Key information #
Our Constitution
Download the constitution in different languages:
English Español Português Français বাংলা ভাষা Bengali हिन्दी Hindi Bahasa Indonesian नेपाली Nepalese
international_alliance_waste_pickers_constitution-2022-english-v3Important reports and manifestos
- First International Conference. Bogotá (Colombia). 2008
- Global Strategic Workshop. Pune (India). 2012
- Global Exchange of Waste Pickers. Buenos Aires (Argentina). 2018
- Position on EPR. 2021
Solidarity messages
Vídeos from different colleagues and allies. Watch the full list!
Speakers #
Agenda #
Time as of Buenos Aires. See time zone converter.
| time | Event | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 | Official starting time-Interpretation and technical points | - |
| 9:10 | Welcome and presentation of the Agenda | Chair: Lucía Fernández (WIEGO / Globalrec, Uruguay) |
| 1st part: Acknowledging our history | Chair: Johnson Doe (Kpone LWPA, Ghana) | |
| 9:17 | Welcome remarks and introductions | Severino Lima Jr. and Aline Souza (MNCR, Brazil) |
| 9:30 | Our history of organizing internationally | Sushila Sable (AIW, India) and Harouna Niasse (Bokk Diom, Senegal) |
| 9:45 | Expressing solidarity: first part messages from allies (videos) | |
| 2nd part: Looking at the future | Chair: Yenny del Carmen (MNRP, Panama) | |
| 10:00 | Process towards the Constitution | Josefa Marín (Sure We Can, USA) Pat Horn (WIEGO, South Africa) |
| 10:05 | Preamble of the Constitution (video) | |
| 10:15 | Introducing the adopted Constitution | Kabir Arora (Globalrec / AIW, India) and Carolina Palacio (Globalrec / FACCyR, Argentina) |
| 10:37 | Moving forward: affiliates, elections and interim governance | Sally Roever (WIEGO, USA) and Sergio Sanchez (FACCyR, Argentina) |
| 10:47 | Expressing solidarity: second part messages from allies (videos) | |
| 3rd part: Shaping our present | Chair: Samuel Le Coeur (Amelior, France) | |
| 11:05 | Our common agenda: fights and demands | |
| 11:10 | Our environmental agenda: UN Plastic Treaty, Extended Producer Responsibility and Climate Change | Soledad Mella (ANARCH, Chile), Taylor Cass Talbott (WIEGO / Globalrec, USA), Kulsumm Begum (Bangladesh Waste-pickers Union), Amira Halabi (WIEGO / Globalrec, Sierra Leona) |
| 11:27 | The right to work: dumpsite closing alternatives and ILO agenda | Nohra Padilla (ANR, Colombia), Eva Mokoena (SAWPA, South Africa) |
| 4th part: Closing | Chair: Shanti Tamang (Samyukta Safai Jagaran, Nepal) | |
| 11:39 | Concluding remarks | Mirai Chatterjee (SEWA, India) |
| 11:47 | Vote of thanks and acknowledgements | Shanti Tamang, Lucía Fernández |
Prospective affiliates #
List of Prospective affiliates and observers from the adoption session on October 17th 2022 session.
| # | Region | Country | Representative | Name of the organization | Status |
| 1 | Africa | Ghana | Divine Dekonor | Kpone | Prospective Affiliate |
| 2 | Africa | Senegal | Harouna Niasse | Bokk Diom | Prospective Affiliate |
| 3 | Africa | Burkina Faso | Souleymane Sampebgo | ATTAC/CADTM Burkina | Prospective Affiliate |
| 4 | Africa | Democratic Republic of Congo | Anne Matondo | Ligue pour les Droits de la Femme Congolaise ( LDFC) | Prospective Affiliate |
| 5 | Africa | Kenya | John Chweeya | KeNaWPWA | Prospective Affiliate |
| 6 | Africa | Mali | Ibrahima Sidibé | l'Association Maliennes des Trieuses de déchets sur les dépôts AMTDDO | Prospective Affiliate |
| 7 | Africa | Nigeria | Friday Oku | NASWON | Prospective Affiliate |
| 8 | Africa | South Africa | Lefa Mononga | SAWPA | Prospective Affiliate |
| 8 | Africa | South Africa | Luyanda Hlatshwayo | ARO | Prospective Affiliate |
| 9 | Africa | Benin | Fifame Farolle Houngbo | FINANMIN | Prospective Affiliate |
| 10 | Africa | Niger | Zeinabou Habou Barma | FENASEIN | Prospective Affiliate |
| 11 | Africa | Guinée | Absent | EGIG BTP | Prospective Affiliate |
| 12 | Africa | Togo | Absent | SYNAPROME | Prospective Affiliate |
| 13 | Asia | India | Sushila Sable | Alliance of Indian Waste-pickers | Prospective Affiliate |
| 14 | Asia | Bangladesh | Maksud | Bangladesh Waste-pickers Union | Prospective Affiliate |
| 15 | Asia | Indonesia | Pris Polly | IPI | Observer |
| 16 | Asia | Nepal | Shanti Tamang | Samyukta Safai Jagaran | Prospective Affiliate |
| 17 | Europe | Italy | Pietro Luppi | ReteOnu | Observer |
| 18 | Europe | France | Samuel Le Coeur | Amelior | Prospective Affiliate |
| 19 | Latinamerica | Brasil | Alex Cardoso | MNCR | Prospective Affiliate |
| 20 | Latinamerica | Colombia | Nohra Padilla | ANR | Prospective Affiliate |
| 21 | Latinamerica | Argentina | Leonor Larraburu | FACCyR | Prospective Affiliate |
| 22 | Latinamerica | Chile | Soledad Mella | ANARCH | Prospective Affiliate |
| 23 | Latinamerica | Panama | Yenny del Carmen | MNRP | Prospective Affiliate |
| 24 | Latinamerica | Bolivia | Absent | Red de Recolectores de Bolivia | Prospective Affiliate |
| 25 | Latinamerica | Dominican Republic | Robinson | Movimiento Nacional de Recicladores de República Dominicana | Prospective Affiliate |
| 26 | Latinamerica | Ecuador | Elvia Pisuña | RENAREC | Prospective Affiliate |
| 27 | Latinamerica | Mexico | Abel Balderas | Unión de Trabajadores de Desechos Sólidos Industrializables Lázaro Cárdenas del Río | Prospective Affiliate |
| 28 | Latinamerica | Uruguay | Absent | UCRUS | Prospective Affiliate |
| 29 | Latinamerica | Honduras | Absent | Movimiento Nacional de Recicladores en Honduras | Prospective Affiliate |
| 30 | Latinamerica | Nicaragua | Absent | Mesa Nacional de Recicladores de Base de Nicaragua | Prospective Affiliate |
| 31 | Latinamerica | Paraguay | Absent | Asociación El Progreso | Prospective Affiliate |
| 32 | Latinamerica | El Salvador | Absent | - | Prospective Affiliate |
| 33 | North America | USA | Ryan Castallya (on behalf of Josefa Marin) | Sure We Can | Prospective Affiliate |
| 33 | North America | USA | Barbie Weber | GroundScore | Prospective Affiliate |
| 34 | North America | Canada | Absent | Binners Project | Prospective Affiliate |
Global Alliance of waste pickers milestones 2008-2022
Materials to share #
Downloads
Download the constitution in different languages: English Español Português Français বাংলা ভাষা Bengali हिन्दी Hindi Bahasa Indonesian नेपाली NepaleseSlides with all the presentations are available (download slides in full resolution).
