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Waste pickers in Chile and Madrid stand up for the Earth
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First ever MayDay Statement from the Global Informal Workers Movement
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Mangaloreans Initiate Removal of Plastic Waste from Their Coastline
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The Third Zero Waste Meeting Ecuador 2019 was Held in Quito
Violent Assault of Waste Pickers Near Genesis Landfill, Johannesburg
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Round-Table Discussion on Inclusion of Waste Pickers in Solid Waste Management of Delhi
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Scoping Exercise on Gender & Rights with RENAREC
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Gender and Waste Recycling: A Toolkit for Teachers, Researchers and Practitioners
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Gender and waste project – capacity building for better communication
In May 2015, a workshop on communication and leadership skills with women waste pickers took place as part of the Gender & Waste Project in a partnership of WIEGO/MNCR with the International Coaching Federation (ICF).
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Video: Chronicles of a Struggle for Inclusion, Part 3: Sí Se Puede
Waste pickers have found that collective action in defense of their rights and livelihoods is an effective solution to transforming the difficult working conditions, discrimination and harassment they face.
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WIEGO and Waste Pickers Speak at Joburg Waste Summit
On May 15 and 16, 2013 over 400 people attended the Joburg Waste Summit, hosted by the Johannesburg Council and its waste management company Pikitup. The Council and Pikitup urgently need to find ways to minimize waste going to landfill, and the Summit was called to explore how to do this. WIEGO and SAWPA argued that landfill reclaimers need to be included in all discussions and new recycling initiatives.
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Women waste pickers of Minas Gerais, Brazil, discuss gender
Trabalhar o empoderamento das mulheres não implica exclusão dos homens, significa contribuir para a emancipação de todos, homens e mulheres.
![After going through security protocols, each received a PIN to claim their payment in any teller machine. Once they introduced their PIN in the teller machine, they received their payment. People burst into applause, jubilant shouts and even tears. “No more speeches! No more announcements!”—They shouted.](https://globalrec.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/foto-colombia-2-333x500.jpg)
A time to celebrate! Dreams come true for the organized waste pickers of Bogotá
After over 20 years of fighting for recognition and inclusion in the city’s waste management system, the organized waste pickers of Bogotá finally saw their dreams come true when the municipal government issued them in March their first payment for the collection and transportation of recyclable materials. It was the first time they were paid as public service providers to the city.
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Raising pigs in Kenya: Dandora waste pickers have a pig project
As part of the organizational efforts from the Kenyan Alliance of Waste Pickers, a group from Dandora, Kenya, has started a project to raise pigs.
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Waste pickers’ workshop in Kinshasa, DRC
The second round of a workshop to support waste pickers organizing in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, was held in January of 2013. The Congolese Women’s Right League, a StreetNet affiliate, with support from WIEGO, organized an event that brought together 30 waste picker delegates from Bandundu, Bas Congo and Kinshasa.