A clean sweep: A day in the life of a female municipal waste worker in Sri Lanka

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Version: Final published version
License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
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Booklet: work that is printed and bound, but without a named publisher or sponsoring institution.
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Title
A clean sweep: A day in the life of a female municipal waste worker in Sri Lanka
Author(s)
Fernando Yeshani, De Silva Malith, Fernando Nishara
Institution details
Federation of Sri Lankan Local Government Authorities
Issued date
2024
Language
english
Notes
Part of illustrated book series of the research project “Transformation of waste management practices and policies in South Asia during and after the COVID-19 pandemic: Impacts on gender equality and sustainability” funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation under the Swiss Programme for International Research by Scientific Investigation Teams (SPIRIT). The project is carried out collaboratively by a team of researchers from the Institute of Geography and Sustainability, University of Lausanne; the School of Social Work Fribourg, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland; the Federation of Sri Lankan Local Government Authorities; and the Nepal Centre for Contemporary Research.
Abstract
Malini is a 55-year-old married lady that lives with her husband, son with disabilities and two grandchildren in Colombo, Sri Lanka. She and her husband are responsible for caring and raring for her son and grandchildren.Malini has worked as a formal waste collector in a local council of the Colombo district since 2004 to make ends meet. Her job role is to sweep and clean the roadside in a selected ward of the council area.
Keywords
waste management, waste work, gender, informality: Sri Lanka
Open Access
Yes
Funding(s)
Swiss National Science Foundation / Programmes / IZSTZ0_201368
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27/09/2024 16:53
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