INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF
WASTE PICKERS
The International Alliance of Waste Pickers is a union of waste picker organizations representing more than 460,000 workers across 34 countries
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Primary information
- Year formed
- 2009
- Formally registered
- Yes
- Language
- English, Igbo
- Number of members
- 10
- Type of members
- Members employ waste pickers
- Occupation of members
- Scrap dealers
- Organizational Reach
- National
- Workplace of members
- Street
- Organization Structure
- Gathers, Pickers, Loaders
- Objectives
- Job creation, income security, contribute to cleaning the environment, recognition of waste pickers
- Partnering organizations
- Ugo Waste Pickers Nigeria, Ihechi Sweepers Nigeria,
- Affiliations
- Waste picker organization
- Funding
- Self funded
- Internal elections
- Every 4 years
- Women composition
- 0,0%
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Benefits
- Member benefits
- Id cards
Services
- How is the relationship with the municipality?
- Excellent and/or friendly
- Types of materials
- Metals
- Activities
- Selling materials
- Challenges to access waste
- Lack of infrastructure & resources, Lack of recognition, Transportation
Complementary Information
- Information source
- Africa 2012 11/01/2012
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