INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF
WASTE PICKERS
WASTE PICKERS
The International Alliance of Waste Pickers is a networking process supported by WIEGO, among thousands of waste picker organizations with groups in more than 32 countries covering mainly Latin America, Asia and Africa.
Supported by
General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT)
Kathmandu, Nepal
Website: gefont.orgPrimary information
- Language
- English
- Number of members
- 310,575
- Type of members
- Waste picker support organization
- Occupation of members
- Waste pickers
- Type of Organization
- Federation, Trade union
- Organizational Reach
- National
- Workplace of members
- Door to door, Other, Street
- Organization Structure
- 15 National affiliates, with central commissions and zonal committees
- Objectives
- Rights, dignity and welfare of workers, secure trade union rights, changes to the law, social protection, secure minimum wage, access to credit, skills upgrading
- Women composition
- Special department: Central Women Workers Department - CWWD. Status equivalent to a National Federation. Coordinating platform for leading women workers associated with National Federations. Special womens programmes and campaign to organize more women.
Social networking sites
Benefits
Services
Complementary Information
- Information source
- WORD 6/6/2011