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Waste Picker News, March 7 2012
ENGLISH EGYPT. “Egyptian NGO takes major step towards recognition of Cairo’s garbage collectors.” Global Alliance of Waste Pickers (23 Feb 2012) by Laila Iskandar and Carina Kamel. After three years...
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Waste Picker News, March 13 2012
ENGLISH HAITI. “Haiti’s less fortunate scavenge landfills for useful goods.” MSNBC Photoblog (7 March 2012) by Spencer Platt. Following the devastating earthquake in Haiti two years ago that...
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Street Vendor News, March 15 2012
ENGLISH SINGAPORE. “No-subletting Rule: Some Hawkers May Quit.” Straits Times (8 March 2012). A no-subletting rule, announced in Parliament on Tuesday, will kick in for new stallholders on April 1,...
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God Is My Alarm Clock
To those who knew her, Brazilian waste picker, leader, and cooperative organizer, Dona Maria Brás “was a leader whose happy singing echoes in my mind, whose strength and willingness to struggle...
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PORTUGUÊS BRASIL. “Sem sistema estruturado, grupo de 4 mil pessoas sustenta a reciclagem no Rio.” O Globo (19 março 2012). O catador é hoje o principal agente do precário sistema de reciclagem no...
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Street Vendor News, April 5 2012
ENGLISH INDIA. “Street Vendors Seek Policy Safeguard.” Times of India (30 March 2012). Expressing concern over the continuous uncertainty looming large over street vendors in Assam, the National...
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PORTUGUÊS BRASIL. “Resíduos sólidos nas cidades-sede da Copa.” Fecomercio (16 abril 2012). O Conselho de Sustentabilidade da Federação do Comércio de Bens, Serviços e Turismo do Estado de São Paulo...
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StreetNet International: Full Support to São Paulo Street Vendors
StreetNet International Council Gives Full Support to May 31st Protest of the São Paulo Street Vendors Siguiente versión en español. Version française ci-dessous. The StreetNet International Council,...
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Informal Economy Monitoring Study Launches
From April 11-20, 2012, over 50 researchers of the informal economy from all over the world came together in Durban, South Africa for an intensive research methodology training workshop. The Informal...
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Eficiencia e Solidariedade nas Associacoes de Catadores de Materials Reciclaveis
Hoje, WIEGO publica seu Documento de Trabalho 22, Eficiência e Solidariedade nas Associações de Catadores de Materiais Recicláveis, que discute por que as pessoas trabalham como catadores informais de...
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