An analysis of informal work: The case of sub-Saharan waste pickers in the city of Barcelona

Object: To analyse the framework within which the informal labour market operates and the social implications of this market by conducting a case study of sub-Saharan scrap metal waste pickers - chatarreros - in the city of Barcelona. Design/methodology: The study compares and contrast theoretical f...

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Autores: Climent Sanjuán, Víctor, Porras Bulla, Julián Arturo
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/127300
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/127300
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Reciclatge de residus
Treballadors estrangers
Pobresa
Residus metàl·lics
Barcelona (Catalunya)
Waste recycling
Alien labor
Poverty
Metal wastes
Barcelona (Catalonia)
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Resumo:Object: To analyse the framework within which the informal labour market operates and the social implications of this market by conducting a case study of sub-Saharan scrap metal waste pickers - chatarreros - in the city of Barcelona. Design/methodology: The study compares and contrast theoretical findings drawn from the literature about informal work and the social and living conditions of Barcelona's chatarreros. Our primary data are collected from twelve interviews (ten with scrap metal waste pickers and two with neighbourhood leaders) and from ethnographic fieldwork conducted between February and August 2013. ...