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  • waste pickers Post
    Livelihoods December 11, 2018

    Q&A: New Project Highlights Health Risks Faced by Waste Pickers

    Waste pickers may keep cities clean, but they face hazardous conditions on the job. Their health and wellbeing is at risk on a daily basis....

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    Livelihoods December 11, 2018

    Q&A: Novo projeto destaca os riscos à saúde enfrentados pelos catadores de materiais recicláveis

    Os(as) catadores(as) mantêm as cidades limpas, mas enfrentam condições perigosas no trabalho. Sua saúde e bem-estar estão em risco diariamente....

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    Livelihoods November 30, 2018

    Against the Odds: Resilience, Solidarity and Community Spirit Keep Warwick Markets Alive

    Photos by Jonathan TorgovnikAbout half-a-million people flow through Warwick Junction every day — every one of them a potential customer...

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  • Newspaper vendor Post
    Livelihoods November 06, 2018

    In Lima, modernization makes work harder for some

    Modernization in cities is meant to ease the commute for workers and offer convenience — to make lives easier. But too often, it’s the poorest...

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    Livelihoods November 06, 2018

    En Lima, la modernización dificulta el trabajo diario de algunas personas

    La modernización en las ciudades sirve para facilitar el desplazamiento de los trabajadores y aportar comodidades, para hacer la vida más...

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    Livelihoods October 30, 2018

    How a pyramid sketch redefined the informal economy — and the new data that is putting that 20-year-old idea to the test

      By Mike Rogan

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    Livelihoods October 24, 2018

    Les nouvelles catégories d’emploi de l’OIT : un grand pas en avant pour les travailleurs et travailleuses de l’informel

    Par Leslie Vryehoek WIEGO se réjouit des grands changements apportés à la Classification internationale d’après la situation dans la profession...

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    Livelihoods October 24, 2018

    Nuevas categorías de empleo de la OIT: Un gran paso adelante para los trabajadores y trabajadoras en empleo informal

    Por Leslie Vryenhoek WIEGO está celebrando los grandes cambios en la Clasificación Internacional de la Situación en el Empleo (CISE). Además...

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  • street vendors Post
    Livelihoods October 05, 2018

    Q&A: WIEGO’s New Urban Policies Director Talks Migration, 21st-century Cities and What Inspires Her Research

    This week, we sit down with WIEGO’s new Urban Policies Programme Director, Caroline Wanjiku Kihato, to learn more about her background and...

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    Livelihoods October 01, 2018

    Senegal’s Dump Upgrading Doesn’t Have to Displace Waste Pickers

    The theme of World Habitat Day 2018 is municipal solid waste management and creating “waste wise cities.” In this article, WIEGO’s Waste...

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