News

Defending the Social and SolidarityEconomy Amid Global Uncertainty

International Alliance of Waste Pickers Apr 01, 2026

Organizations representing workers in informal employment – waste pickers, home‐based workers, street vendors and domestic workers, including migrant workers – recognize the ...

Statement

Collective Political Statement on Dumpsite Closures

International Alliance of Waste Pickers Mar 09, 2026

Across the world, governments and private actors are shutting down dumpsites in the name of modernization, climate action, or urban order. But for the millions of waste pickers who...

Publications Statement

Waste Pickers: Guardians of the Circular Economy – Severino Lima Jr. Statement on March 1°

International Alliance of Waste Pickers Mar 01, 2026

Publications Statement

International Waste Pickers Day: honoring lives lost and fighting for dignity, safety and a just transition

International Alliance of Waste Pickers Feb 26, 2026

Statement

UNEA-7 STATEMENT

International Alliance of Waste Pickers Dec 12, 2025

IAWP In nearly every country on earth, waste pickers are active in the recovery of materials for reuse and recycling, with great benefit to human and environmental health. Gl...

UNEA-7

A Breakthrough for Informal Economy Workers at COP 30

International Alliance of Waste Pickers Nov 25, 2025

Victories in the Policy Sphere The Informal Economy Workers Movement scored a significant victory at the recently held United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC...

Statement UNFCCC

IAWP Statement on the Climate Finance Discussions in COP 30

International Alliance of Waste Pickers Nov 14, 2025

Waste pickers are already delivering measurable climate benefits. We reduce methane by diverting organics from landfills, cut CO₂ emissions by recovering plastics and recyclables...

UNFCCC

Statement of the International Alliance of Waste Pickers for Climate Change COP30

International Alliance of Waste Pickers Nov 12, 2025

Waste pickers: essential climate workers for a just and zero-waste transition Across the world, millions of waste pickers—mostly workers in the informal economy—collect, sort, ...

Statement UNFCCC

Press conference | Compost for the win: How COP30 can deliver methane cuts and good jobs

International Alliance of Waste Pickers Nov 11, 2025

Date & Time: November 11, 5:00–5:30 PM BRT Location: Press Conference 2, Area D, Hangar Convention and Fair Centre of the Amazon, Belém Webcast: https://unfccc.int/cop30/...

Events

Land, Housing, Work — and Recognition: Waste Pickers Join Global Movements in the Vatican

International Alliance of Waste Pickers Oct 24, 2025

International Alliance of Waste Pickers statement – October 24, 2025 At the Fifth World Meeting of Popular Movements, held at the Vatican from October 21–24, the voice of waste...

Uncategorized

Waste Pickers’ Voices at the UN Plastics Treaty: Soledad Mella Calls for Binding Just Transition

International Alliance of Waste Pickers Aug 29, 2025

Geneva, August 4, 2025 — At the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC 5.2) on the Global Plastics Treaty, Soledad Mella, delegate of the International...

INC-5.2

Waste Pickers Express Deep Disappointment Over Lack of Progress at INC5.2 Plastics Treaty Negotiations

International Alliance of Waste Pickers Aug 15, 2025

Press Release The International Alliance of Waste Pickers expresses deep disappointment at the continued lack of agreement at INC5.2 of the Plastics Treaty negotiations. The failur...

INC-5.2

Press Release: Indigenous Peoples Caucus, Waste Pickers, and Unionized Workers Demand a Binding Plastics Treaty That Centers Justice, Rights, and Real Solutions

International Alliance of Waste Pickers Aug 07, 2025

Geneva, 7 August 2025 — As negotiations advance at INC-5.2 for a Global Plastics Treaty, frontline groups representing Indigenous Peoples, waste pickers, and unionized workers ac...

INC-5.2

Waste Pickers at the Table: IAWP Delegates Head to INC-5.2 in Geneva

International Alliance of Waste Pickers Aug 07, 2025

As negotiations for the Global Plastics Treaty begin at INC-5.2 in Geneva, the International Alliance of Waste Pickers (IAWP) proudly presents the delegates—waste picker leaders�...

INC-5.2

#ILC2025 CONCLUSIONS: Convention on Biological Hazards in the Working Environment

International Alliance of Waste Pickers Jul 29, 2025

The third panel presented the adoption of the first global legal instrument focused on biological hazards at work. While more technical in scope, IAWP emphasized the importance of ...

ILC 2025

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