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A guide to civil society organisations supporting waste pickers

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In this episode, Maditlhare Koena (South African Waste Pickers Association) and Asiphile Khanyile (groundWork) talk to host Sureshnie Rieder about how civil society organisations can support the work of waste pickers.

We also explore some of the social, environmental and economic benefits of waste pickers in society, and Maditlhare shares some of the waste pickers' demands at the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution in Punta del Este, Uruguay, last year.
27 Mar 2023 English South Africa Society & Culture

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