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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Union de Clasificadores de Residuos Urbanos Sόlidos (UCRUS)

Montevideo, Uruguay

Primary information

Year formed
2001
Registered in
2003
Formally registered
On
Language
Spanish
Number of groups
7
Type of members
Members are waste picker organizations, Members are waste pickers
Occupation of members
Waste pickers
Type of Organization
Trade union
Organizational Reach
National
Workplace of members
Home-based, Sanitary landfill, Street
Affiliations
Pit cnt (national trade union confederation)
Women composition

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Information source
WORD 9/10/2010

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