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An analysis of informal work: The case of sub-Saharan waste pickers in the city of Barcelona
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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. ...
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CLIMENT SANJUÁN, Víctor and PORRAS BULLA, Julián Arturo. An analysis of informal work: The case of sub-Saharan waste pickers in the city of Barcelona. Intangible Capital. 2018. Vol. 14, num. 4, pags. 536-568. ISSN 2014-3214. [consulted: 13 of June of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/127300