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Republički Sindikat Sakupljača Sekundarnih Sirovina (Syndicate of waste picker of the Republic of Serbia )

Nis, Serbia

Website: rssss.rs

Primary information

Year formed
2011
Registered in
2011
Formally registered
On
Language
English, Serbian
Number of members
2,000
Type of members
Members are waste pickers
Occupation of members
Waste pickers
Type of Organization
Trade union
Organizational Reach
National
Workplace of members
Collection from companies, Door to door, Dumpsite, Home-based, Slums, Sorting center, Street
Membership
Yes
Organization Structure
Congress (every 2 years), assembly (once a year at least), presidential board, monitoring board, managing board (calls for the meeting of assembly, it is the executive board of the organization), president, vicepresident, secretariat, financial assstant. Assembly is the main organ of organization.
Education and training
Business & project management, Cooperativism & solidarity economy, Hygiene education, Literacy & school, Mobilization, Rights & duties, Risks & health, Waste management
Partnering organizations
Independent SIndicate of Serbia, Joint Sindicate of ___ (SLOGA)
Affiliations
Government
Funding
Donor, Membership fees
Internal elections
Every 4 years
Women composition
20% women

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Benefits


Services

Types of materials
Biodegradable waste, Bottles, Cans, Electronic waste, Glass, Metals, Organics, Paper and cardboard, Plastics, Tetra brik
Are they selling to middlemen?
No
Activities
Cleaning, Collecting materials, Collecting waste, Collection of recyclables, Collection of waste, Community storage of materials, Composting, Recycling, Selling materials, Sensitization of locals, Sorting waste, Street sweeping, Waste collection, Waste management, Waste sorting
Sorting Spaces
Sorting center
Treatmet of organic materials
Composting
Challenges to access waste
Lack of recognition

Complementary Information

Information source
Interview with Šaban Salijević, president of Republički Sindikat Sakupljača Sekundarnih Sirovina.

Comments / Narrative

In their internal rules they are supposed to pay 50 Serbian dinar (RSD) (around 50 cents of Euro) but they are not asking for that for the moment.

There are special workshops for women and young people.
They are funded in part by the German Government,

Members of the syndicate sale materials, but not the syndicate itself.

They also say that they face lack of protection, lack of accessibility, lack of health care, great number of injuries, lack of identification.


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