Waste-pickers in India

Women waste-pickers in Mussourie, a town in Himalayas, form a Self Help Group with the support of Hilldaari

Team Hilldaari Mar 08, 2021

A typical day of Rachna Devi, a 22-year-old waste picker in Mussoorie, a hill station in the Garhwal Himalayan range, begins with looking after her family of six, doing household c...

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Include waste-pickers and informal waste collectors in the INR 50 lakh insurance cover programme rolled out for the health-care workers

Alliance of Indian Wastepickers | Region Asia | Apr 02, 2020

2nd April 2020 To Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman Honourable Union Finance Minister New Delhi Subject: Inclusion of sanitation workers including waste-pickers and informal waste collectors ...

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Letter to the Prime Minister for safety of waste pickers and informal waste collectors. AIW.

Waste-picker & informal waste collectors of India seek safety measures from Indian government to safeguard against COVID-19

Alliance of Indian Wastepickers | Region Asia | Mar 23, 2020

To Shri Narendra Modi Honourable Prime Minister of India New Delhi Subject: Safety of the waste-pickers and informal waste collectors during Covid 19 pandemic. Respected Sir We the...

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