Informal Economy Monitoring Study Sector Report: Waste Pickers
Year of Publication
2016
This study combines qualitative and quantitative research methods to provide an in-depth understanding of how three groups of urban informal workers – home-based workers, street vendors, and waste pickers – are affected by and respond to economic trends, urban policies and practices, value chain dynamics, and other economic and social forces.
Source:
Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO)
Author(s):
Sonia M. Dias
Melanie Samson
Geography:
Global
Type:
Primary Data
Purpose of Measurement:
Understanding the Problem
Impact theme(s):
Livelihoods
This study combines qualitative and quantitative research methods to provide an in-depth understanding of how three groups of urban informal workers – home-based workers, street vendors, and waste pickers – are affected by and respond to economic trends, urban policies and practices, value chain dynamics, and other economic and social forces. In addition, it looks at the way these workers respond to such challenges and how institutions help or hinder them in the process.