The gender dimension of informality in waste collection in Vietnam

Topics: Gender Weltweit | Climate Change, Energy and Environment

Health and safety in the workplace is not a matter of course for self-employed waste pickers in Vietnam. Yet these workers - the majority of whom are women - play an important role in waste disposal and waste separation.

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