SWACH signing out of MOU and terminating contract with PCMC
Pune, India – 30 July SWACH Position Paper SWACH is conceived as a decentralised, environmental friendly, user fee based model of solid waste management that upgrades livel...
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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.
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News Round-Up/Noticias de la semana (español, português, english)
ESPAÑOL BARCELONA. “Trias esboza una cooperativa para los africanos que recogen hierro.” El País (7 abril 2012) por Camilo S. Baquero. El problema de los cientos de subsaha...
Pension for the working poor: events kick off May 7th in Delhi
Pension for the aging working poor is not a freebie. It is not about welfare but a sign of gratitude towards those in their twilight years. Yes they were not treated fairly during ...
Press Release: Waste pickers frame common struggles and demands
For immediate release Pune – April 26, 2012 In the final day of the National Convention of Waste Pickers, waste pickers from India and across Asia spoke of their successes an...
Press Release: Consultation on Integrating Waste Pickers in Solid Waste Management
A two day Consultation on Integrating Waste pickers in Solid Waste Management concluded today. In a unique effort, the Consultation brought together 21 municipal officials from 17 municipalities and 300 waste picker delegates on a common platform.
Convention of Waste Pickers and Consultation for Urban Local Bodies
Integration of wastepickers in solid waste management within the framework of MSW Rules 2000 The imperatives of climate change, non-availability of land for landfills, urbanizat...
Indian Waste Pickers & Informal Workers to Demand Pension Rights – Actions May 1-11
On May 1st, which is celebrated world over as Labour Day and additionally as Maharashtra Day, KKPKP and SWACH invite our brothers and sisters from across the world to join us in 2 ...
Press Release: Residents and waste pickers protest against waste-to-energy incinerator in Ghazipur
Delhi, India, 24th of March 2012 On the 24th of March 2012, more than 300 people gathered for a citizen’s hearing on the proposed Waste-to-Energy (W-t-E) incinerator at Ghazi...
A citizen’s hearing against the Ghazipur waste to energy incinerator
Stop poisoning our future end waste incineration in delhi a citizen’s hearing against the ghazipur waste to energy incinerator The residents of Ghazipur and the waste pickers of ...
Newsletter: Alliance of Indian Waste Pickers (Feb. 2012)
The Alliance of Indian Wastepickers (AIW) is an alliance of over 30 organisations working with wastepickers in 24 cities in India. AIW is engaged in highlighting the contribution o...
Global Waste Pickers’ Day Celebrated in Bhopal, India
India – March 1, 2012 SAMMAN, SVD Vidya Bhavan E-6, Arera Colony, Bhopal Bhopal based NGO the centre for ‘Social Animation of Marginalized, Migrants And Nomads’ called S...
“Activists to fight for pension rights of daily wagers” (Daily News & Analysis)
Activists to fight for pension rights of daily wagers Daily News & Analysis, India. 24 Feb 2012. The members of Kagad Kach Patra Kashtakari Panchayat (KKPKP) and SWaCH will pa...
“India’s rag-pickers inspire recycling charity” (BBC News India)
India – 18 Feb 2012 – The bell indicates the end of another day at the Church Park School in the southern city of Chennai. The students stream out of the classrooms, ea...
“Mumbai’s Recycling Slum” (CNN)
India – 15 Feb 2012 – In the heart of Mumbai’s largest slum, rag pickers are turning recycling waste into big business. Watch video
“Who Will Quench Their Thirst?” (Tehelka)
India – 14 Feb 2012 – AT THE crack of dawn, the view from atop the 22-metre tall garbage heap in Bhalswa is oddly beautiful. As the pungent smell of methane wafts throu...
“Achen, a treasure trove for rag-pickers” (The Kashmir Times)
India – 14 Feb 2012 – Srinagar: Even as the locals who live in the vicinity of the city’s largest garbage dump, Achen, have been demanding that it should be shifted f...
“Providing better health services for waste workers” (Practical Action)
Nepal – 14 Feb 2012 – Large numbers of people in the developing world rely on other people’s waste to make a living. In the Kathmandu valley of Nepal nearly 15,000 pe...
“Health insurance for unorganised sector too” (Indian Express)
India – 13 Feb 2012 – The Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana is set for a big expansion, with the Prime Minister’s Office clearing extension of the health insurance schem...