coronavirus

Post- COVID 19 lockdown forecast for the informal recycling sector and suggestive interventions to help in the long term

Kabir Arora | Region Asia | May 11, 2020

1. Preference may be given to waste to energy over recycling The recycling industries across the world and in India are completely shut. The supply chains of materials for recyclin...

Threats

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...

Demands

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...

Reports

Indonesian Waste-pickers Union (IPI, http://www.si-ipi.com/) President, Prispolly Lengkong gives update of waste-pickers during COVID-19 lockdown.

Indonesian Waste-pickers in a Dire Situation due to the COVID-19 Lock-down

Alliance of Indian Wastepickers | Region Asia | Apr 27, 2020

World over the countries have enforced lockdown to reduce the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. This has created a lot of problems for the waste-pickers and other informal waste collect...

Reports

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...

Solidarity

Suggestions for being considerate to the needs of migrant workers, single women, children and the aged in the COVID 19 relief operations

Nalini Shekar | Region Asia | Apr 06, 2020

06 April 2020 To Shri B. S. Yediyurappa Honourable Chief Minister Government of Karnataka Bengaluru Subject: Suggestions for being considerate to the needs of migrant workers, sing...

Threats

Informal workers of India seek safety and financial support from the national government to survive Covid 19 Pandemic

Working People's Charter | Region Asia | Mar 23, 2020

Statement of Working Peoples’ Charter on Coronavirus Crisis If India, with its brittle economy and even weaker healthcare infrastructure, is to survive the current Coronavirus pa...

Threats