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Summary of Key Findings from Cooperation Among Workers in the Informal Economy: A Focus on Home-Based Workers and Waste Pickers

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A summary of key findings from the report “Cooperation among workers in the informal economy: A focus on home-based workers and waste pickers”. The summary and report are part of the joint ILO and WIEGO initiative, which aims to understand the nature and scope of cooperatives and other social and solidarity economy enterprises and organizations formed by workers in the informal economy. It focuses on the current challenges, opportunities, obstacles and practices among cooperatives of waste pickers and home-based workers in order to inform future actions and interventions that support cooperative growth.

 

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(ILO), International L. O., and WIEGO, International. Summary of Key Findings from Cooperation Among Workers in the Informal Economy: A Focus on Home-Based Workers and Waste Pickers. , , . , 2017. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ILO-WIEGO-Summary-Cooperation-Workers-Informal-Economy.pdf(ILO), I. L. O., and WIEGO, I. (2017). Summary of Key Findings from Cooperation Among Workers in the Informal Economy: A Focus on Home-Based Workers and Waste Pickers. , , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ILO-WIEGO-Summary-Cooperation-Workers-Informal-Economy.pdf(ILO), International L. O., and WIEGO, International. "Summary of Key Findings from Cooperation Among Workers in the Informal Economy: A Focus on Home-Based Workers and Waste Pickers." 2017, .(ILO) International L. O., and WIEGO International. "Summary of Key Findings from Cooperation Among Workers in the Informal Economy: A Focus on Home-Based Workers and Waste Pickers." (2017). https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ILO-WIEGO-Summary-Cooperation-Workers-Informal-Economy.pdf(ILO), I L O, and WIEGO, I 2017, 'Summary of Key Findings from Cooperation Among Workers in the Informal Economy: A Focus on Home-Based Workers and Waste Pickers', , , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ILO-WIEGO-Summary-Cooperation-Workers-Informal-Economy.pdfInternational L O (ILO), and International WIEGO, 'Summary of Key Findings from Cooperation Among Workers in the Informal Economy: A Focus on Home-Based Workers and Waste Pickers' (2017). (ILO) I. L. O., and WIEGO I. Summary of Key Findings from Cooperation Among Workers in the Informal Economy: A Focus on Home-Based Workers and Waste Pickers. . 2017. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ILO-WIEGO-Summary-Cooperation-Workers-Informal-Economy.pdf(ILO), International L. O., and WIEGO, International. Summary of Key Findings from Cooperation Among Workers in the Informal Economy: A Focus on Home-Based Workers and Waste Pickers. . 2017. , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ILO-WIEGO-Summary-Cooperation-Workers-Informal-Economy.pdf

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