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    Livelihoods September 18, 2019

    A Union for All: Dar es Salaam’s Mchikichini market vendors join hands with formal workers in model solidarity

    By Carlin Carr

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    Livelihoods September 18, 2019

    Glass Ceilings and Concrete Floors: Measuring Progress in Women’s Employment

    2015 marks the 20th anniversary of the Fourth UN World Conference on Women held in Beijing, China in 1995. To mark this historic anniversary,...

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    Livelihoods September 18, 2019

    The People’s Economy and the Future of Cities

    Revaben and her husband Narsingbhai sell vegetables from the sidewalk along one of eight new model roads in Ahmedabad, India. Between about...

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    Livelihoods September 18, 2019

    Informal Workers in Peru Present Their Demands and Proposals to Political Parties

    More than 140 informal worker leaders from Lima and other cities in Peru gathered in November to create a common platform of demands and...

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    Livelihoods September 18, 2019

    Implementando la Nueva Agenda Urbana

    Cómo pueden los gobiernos locales y nacionales 

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    Livelihoods September 18, 2019

    Five Blogs that Highlight Key Achievements for Informal Workers in 2017

    The global movement of informal workers – led by worker organizations in Asia, Africa, Europe, and Latin America – made major strides this...

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    Livelihoods September 18, 2019

    Bangkok home-based workers find strength in numbers

    Down a small alleyway off of a busy Bangkok road, a residential workshop the size of a small corner store rarely stops humming. The workers,...

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    Livelihoods September 18, 2019

    Adding Informal Workers’ Voices to the New Urban Agenda

    Last month in Nairobi, 700 participants gathered at the Second Session of the Preparatory Committee of the United Nations Conference on Housing...

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    Livelihoods September 18, 2019

    A New Research Study Gives Voice to Waste Pickers

    The fact that waste pickers are capable of voicing their concerns, responding to challenges, and contributing to cities and to the urban...

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    Livelihoods September 18, 2019

    Domestic Workers are (Not) “Like Family”

    16 June 2011 was a historic day for domestic workers around the world: The Convention Concerning Decent Work for Domestic Workers (C189)...

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