Gender and Waste Nexus: Experiences from Bhutan, Mongolia and Nepal

Table 1. a) Staffing of a small private waste collection company, Ulaanbaatar

Mongolia

Total

Women

Men

Classification

16

8

8

Administration

18

0

18

Drivers and loaders

13

3

10

Sweepers and greeners*

9

4

5

Clean-up assistants

56

15

41

Totals

b) Staffing of a large public TUK, Ulaanbaatar

Classification

Total

Women

Men

Management

4

0

4

Administration (budget, HR, logistics, secretaries)

35

30

8

Drivers, loaders and truck repairers

120

1

119

Sweepers and greeners*

373

184

189

Landfill managers, drivers and support admin

72

21

51

Totals

604

236

371

*greeners undertake minor landscaping services. Source: Data provided by company managers, 2018

Truck waste collection being carried out in a ger district, Ulaanbaatar, 2018. Photo by Joni Seager.

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