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March 1st, no borders for those who fight! (2016)

Celebrate waste pickers with this video. Waste Pickers day 2016

Waste pickers at Cop21: Creating solutions for climate change

The World Meeting of Popular Movements discusses the right to a sustainable and just planet

Waste Pickers Around the World database launched on Waste Pickers’ Day 2015

Global Waste Pickers’ Day: One day of celebration, 364 days of struggle!

GAIA: Sign the Global Resolution against Waste Burning and for Zero Waste
Sign the resolution below, as part of Don’t Burn Our Future! Global Day of Action Against Waste Burning and for Zero Waste, November 8, 2013

November 8th – Global Day of Action against Waste Incineration and for Zero Waste Alternatives!
GAIA would like to invite our members and allied groups to join our 13th Global Day of Action against Waste Incineration and for Zero Waste Alternatives on November 8, 2013. The 2013 Global Day of Action on Waste and Incineration will be part of the Global Month of Action on Dirty Energy organized by a coalition of international networks. This Month of Action is a united effort to demand the transformation of our energy systems in favor of sustainable and community-based solutions.

Video: Brazilian waste pickers and French biffins share a common struggle
In this video taken at the Waste and Citizenship Festival in France, Roberto Prates Reis, a representative of the National Movement of Waste Pickers in Brazil (MNCR) talks about the struggle of the “biffins” of Paris to defend their livelihood.

Beyond recycling, the work of waste pickers
The event “beyond the recycling, the work of waste pickers!”, that took place on last Saturday, September 21, was a resounding success! The Valoristes, a solidarity cooperative, that organized the event, managed to recuperate and divert 24,500 containers from landfills!

Presente! Waste pickers participated in this year’s ILO Conference
Waste picker representatives from Brazil, Colombia and India were part of the WIEGO delegation at the 102th International Labour Conference in Geneva to bring attention to waste picking and recycling as a key sector for green jobs and sustainable development. Together with WIEGO colleagues, the delegates actively participated in the discussions that took place between June 5th and 20th and engaged in discussions with other groups and key players. For the waste picker delegation, this year’s Conference was the first step in a long process of establishing a voice and presence in the ILO.

Waste picker representatives address the International Labour Conference plenary
Waste picker representatives from Brazil, Colombia and India are at the 102th International Labour Conference in Geneva to bring attention to waste picking and recycling as a key sector for green jobs and sustainable development. Please see below the speech of Nohra Padilla, of Colombia, and Alex Cardoso, of Brazil, presented at the plenary.
At Expocatadores: Africa, Asia and Latin America presente!
Waste Pickers from all over the world were at Expocatadores 2012 in Sao Paulo.
Pune2012: Sharing experiences of integration and inclusion in municipal solid waste management systems

Newsletter March 2012: The Global Alliance of Waste Pickers

SAWPA (South African Waste Pickers’ Association) in solidarity with waste pickers across the globe
The South African Waste Picker’s Association (SAWPA) is in solidarity with waste pickers across the globe. We would like to commemorate the day of remembrance of all waste pickers around the world who die on the streets or landfills. Those Men and Women who we witness everyday being brutalized, beaten to death, shot, run over by trucks while trying to earn a living through waste recycling.

Global Waste Pickers’ Day 2012: workers organize to recognize and formalize their profession
Global Waste Pickers’ Day is celebrated on March 1 in memory of the massacre in Colombia in which 11 workers were brutally killed. For the past 20 years since this tragic event, waste pickers/recyclers have continued fighting for recognition of their work.

The Inner-city Cardboard Recycling Project and Global Wastepicker’s Day
Meeting other informal recyclers from around the world during COP 17 and Global Recyclers’ Day shows me that we are being recognised world-wide and that our challenges are universal. It is also an incentive for me to continue working hard in this job.” Victoria Bubu

Greetings from Chile on Global Waste Pickers’ Day
That day of 2008, in the outskirts of Bogota, the joyful applause of the 600 participants from more than 34 countries fused with the sounds of the rain that fell to accompany this historic moment for all waste pickers. It was us, waste pickers, who defined that we deserved to celebrate a world day whereby all continents would come together for the blistered hands and broken-down backs caused by the work performed to recycle the materials that society discard.