Solid waste workers and livelihood strategies in Greater Port-au-Prince,Haiti |
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| Authors: | Claudel Noel |
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| Institution: | 1. Institute Andrej Maru?i?, University of Primorska, Muzejski trg 2, SI-6000, Koper, Slovenia;2. Port of Koper, Vojkovo nabre?je 38, SI-6000, Koper, Slovenia;3. Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies, University of Primorska, Glagolja?ka 8, SI-6000, Koper, Slovenia;1. Department of Geography & Anthropology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, United States;2. School of Urban and Environmental Studies, Yunnan University of Finance and Economics, Kunming, Yunnan 650221, China;1. Department of Global Agricultural Sciences, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1, Yayoi, Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan;2. Department of Mechanical and Biosystem Engineering, Bogor Agricultural University, Darmaga Campus, PO Box 220, Bogor 16002, Indonesia;3. Atma Jaya Research Institute, Atma Jaya Catholic University, Jl. Jenderal Sudirman 51, Jakarta 12930, Indonesia |
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| Abstract: | The solid waste management industry in Haiti is comprised of a formal and an informal sector. Many basic activities in the solid waste management sector are being carried out within the context of profound poverty, which exposes the failure of the socioeconomic and political system to provide sufficient job opportunities for the urban population. This paper examines the involvement of workers in the solid waste management industry in Greater Port-au-Prince and the implications for livelihood strategies. The findings revealed that the Greater Port-au-Prince solid waste management system is very inclusive with respect to age, while highly segregated with regard to gender. In terms of earning capacity, the results showed that workers hired by the State agencies were the most economically vulnerable group as more than 50% of them fell below the official nominal minimum wage. This paper calls for better salary scales and work compensation for the solid waste workers. |
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