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GlobalRec seeks meaningful participation of waste pickers in the first negotiations of Plastics Treaty in Uruguay

GlobalRec | Region Global | Jul 15, 2022

The Global Alliance of Waste Pickers has submitted the position paper for the first intergovernmental negotiating committee meeting on plastic pollution. The submission recommends ...

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Delegation of Waste Pickers Attends the ad-hoc open-ended working group (OEWG) meeting held in Dakar, organized pursuant to United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) resolution 5/14

GlobalRec | Region Global | Jun 27, 2022

Globalrec’s waste picker delegation participated in several reunions, side-events, press conferences and other projects from May 29 to Jun 1, reinforcing the importance of having a waste picker delegation attending global reunions like UNEA.

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Possibilities for a just transition of the informal waste sector (webinar)

GlobalRec | Region Global | Apr 03, 2022

The Global Alliance of Waste Pickers participates in the webinar “Possibilities for a just transition of the informal waste sector” organized by UN-Habitat and the Norw...

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Recycling Without Waste Pickers is Garbage: 2022 Global Waste Picker Day

GlobalRec | Region Global | Mar 11, 2022

This March 1st, 2022, waste pickers paid a new homage to the fellow waste pickers who were murdered in Colombia in 1992. In their honor, this date became a global day in which recy...

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Waste pickers’ delegation attend UNEA for the first time and demand to be included in negotiations of the international treaty on plastics

WIEGO | Region Global | Feb 27, 2022

A new legally binding international treaty on plastic pollution will be discussed at the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA). Globalrec’s delegation of Waste picker re...

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Call for Recognition of Waste-pickers in International Legally Binding Instrument on Plastics Pollution

GlobalRec | Region Global | Feb 22, 2022

This declaration was read by Soledad Mella, representative of the Global Alliance of Waste pickers and president of the Asociación Movimiento Nacional de Recicladores de Chile (AN...

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Webinar: Waste-pickers Contribution for a Cleaner Planet at COP26. Nov. 9th

GlobalRec | Region Global | Nov 05, 2021

It is our immense pleasure to invite you to the Webinar: Saving the Climate: Waste-pickers Contribution for a Cleaner Planet that will take place on November 9th, 2021 at 18:30 In...

Climate Change

Jacquelina Flores Addresses the ILC Recurrent Discussion on Social Security Committee

GlobalRec | Region Global | Jun 30, 2021

For the first time in its history, the 109th International Labour Conference (ILC) is being held virtually due to restrictions and changes imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The it...

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May Day: Investments in social and labour protections needed for economic recovery

GlobalRec | Region Global | Apr 29, 2021

Organizations representing over 2.1 million informal workers from around the world call on governments to accelerate investments in worker protections as a central component of eco...

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Recycling Without Waste Pickers is Garbage: 2021 Global Waste Picker Day

GlobalRec | Region Global | Mar 16, 2021

This March 1st, 2021, waste pickers paid a new homage to the fellow waste pickers who were murdered in Colombia in 1992. In their honor, this date became a global day in which recy...

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Job posting as GlobalRec Communication officer

GlobalRec | Region Global | Nov 26, 2020

We are hiring a Global Alliance of Waste Pickers Communication officer. Please share broadly. Submit before December 10th, 2020! Context of Global Alliance of Waste Pickers The Glo...

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Waste pickers in Chile and Madrid stand up for the Earth

GlobalRec | Region Global, Latin America | Oct 13, 2020

Following its cancellation in Chile, the COP25 was held at its new location in Madrid, and both waste pickers and members of the WIEGO Network joined the activists at events simult...

Climate Change

International Live streaming: Waste Pickers Organization in the World

GlobalRec | Region Global | May 20, 2020

The National movement of Brazilian Waste Pickers (MNCR), together with the Global Alliance of Waste Pickers, will bring together waste pickers from around the world to discuss stra...

Videos

First ever MayDay Statement from the Global Informal Workers Movement

GlobalRec | Region Global | May 01, 2020

COVID-19 and the World’s Two Billion Informal Economy Workers A WIEGO Network Global Solidarity Platform May 1, 2020 Informal economy workers’ organizations across the global e...

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Waste Workers’ Safety during the COVID-19 pandemic (webinar)

GlobalRec | Region Global | Apr 28, 2020

The video of the webinar is available in YouTube. On Thursday April 30th, 2020, at 15:00h CEST the webinar Waste Workers’ safety during the COVID-19 pandemic, organized by UN...

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Solidarity Campaigns to Collect Funds for Waste Pickers in Coronavirus Times, Donate!

GlobalRec | Region Africa, Asia, Europe, Global, Latin America | Apr 16, 2020

Since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis (COVID-19) we have compiled on the page of the Global Alliance of Waste Pickers the different initiatives and actions that different w...

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