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Unseen Green Jobs: A Study on Informal Waste Workers in Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-21T17:51:09Z
dc.date.available2024-06-21T17:51:09Z
dc.date.issued2024-06-21
dc.description.abstractMunicipal solid waste management is an increasingly important priority in Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR’s Capital City. Municipal solid waste management practices in Vientiane Capital are rapidly evolving, and various actors and stakeholders are providing key support to improve service coverage in collection, transportation, and disposal. A key group of actors driving waste recovery in Vientiane Capital is the informal waste workers (IWWs). The work of IWWs reduces the amount of waste that ends up in landfills and this helps to extend the lifetime of landfills and promotes a circular economy. In addition, the role of IWWs activities is evident in their contribution to filling the limited financial investment, infrastructure, and human resource gaps that local governments face in operating waste management. This study was conducted by the World Bank to support the Lao government develop a more comprehensive information-base and understanding of IWWs in Vientiane Capital. The primary objective of the study was to assess and analyze the working and livelihood conditions and waste recycling practices of the IWWs ecosystems in Vientiane Capital. The study was designed to enhance understanding of IWWs’ ecosystem, livelihoods, working conditions, and recycling practices in Vientiane Capital. Supported by the World Bank, it provides relevant findings and recommendations for the Lao government to develop evidence-based policies and investment in municipal solid waste management and social protection for IWWs. The study focused on IWWs in Vientiane Capital, the capital city of Laos. Five categories of IWWs were researched: (1) Informal Street Waste Pickers (ISWPs); informal waste pickers working at the KM32 landfill site (WP32s); (3) waste collectors; (4) waste truck drivers; and (5) junk shops.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099060524020020569/P17759419b84dd03718b3412dfec8ca038f
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/41754
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/41754
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.rightsCC BY-NC 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo
dc.subjectSOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectINFORMAL WASTE WORKERS
dc.subjectSOCIAL PERCEPTION
dc.subjectSDG 8
dc.titleUnseen Green Jobsen
dc.title.subtitleA Study on Informal Waste Workers in Vientiane Capital, Lao PDRen
dc.typeReport
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.date.disclosure2024-06-21
okr.date.lastmodified2024-06-05T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Other Social Protection Study
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099060524020020569/P17759419b84dd03718b3412dfec8ca038f
okr.guid099060524020020569
okr.identifier.docmidP177594-9b84ddfc-2ae2-4337-8b34-2dfec8ca038f
okr.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/41754
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum34333679
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum34333679
okr.identifier.report190904
okr.import.id4548
okr.importedtrueen
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099060524020020569/pdf/P17759419b84dd03718b3412dfec8ca038f.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.countryLao People's Democratic Republic
okr.sectorOther Public Administration
okr.themeData production, accessibility and use,Mitigation,Gender,Human Development and Gender,Data Development and Capacity Building,Economic Policy,Green Growth,Rural Development,Economic Growth and Planning,Environment and Natural Resource Management,Disease Control,Pandemic Response,Public Sector Management,Environmental policies and institutions,Climate change,Urban and Rural Development,Adaptation,Geospatial Services
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Standards
okr.unitEAP ENR PM 2 (SEAE2)
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