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UCRUS (Unión de Clasificadores de Residuos Urbanos Sólidos)

Uruguay's Waste Pickers Won Their Own Wage Council in 2025

Waste & Recycling

On 17 September 2025 Uruguay's wage councils created Subgroup 6.3, giving the people who collect and sort commercial and industrial waste a labor and wage framework for the first time.

10kpeople (more than)Clasificadores in Montevideo, UCRUS leader's estimate
5,000people (about)Clasificadores in the interior of Uruguay, UCRUS leader's estimate
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