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    Livelihoods October 03, 2017

    Bangkok’s Informal Workers Essential to Formal and Informal Functioning of City, Study Says

    A Q&A on a recently released scan of four occupational sectors We spoke with the authors of a recently released study, “Informal...

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    Livelihoods September 19, 2017

    What’s the legal recourse for street vendor evictions?

    WIEGO’s law team discusses how administrative law can empower and protect informal workers in urban public spaces

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    Livelihoods August 07, 2017

    The New “Gig Economy” Meets the Old Over Need for a Better Deal for Workers

    A growing number of workers in developed countries are working without the traditional employer-employee relationship in the so-called “gig...

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    Livelihoods July 31, 2017

    Joburg’s Reclaimers Win Important First Victory in Fight Against Privatization

    On July 13, hundreds of Johannesburg’s informal waste pickers (known locally as “reclaimers”) — men and women who have been collecting, separating,...

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    Livelihoods May 20, 2017

    Nothing for us without us: Participatory processes and the New Urban Agenda

    Half the world’s population live in cities, and urban informal workers make important economic, social, and environmental contributions to...

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    Livelihoods May 15, 2017

    In India, One-stop Shops Increase Access to Healthcare, Nutrition and Social Security Services for Working Poor

    In India, the government has put in place well-meaning social security schemes, as well as health and nutrition programmes to combat malnutrition...

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    Livelihoods April 21, 2017

    Who really cares about our Earth? Neglecting waste pickers’ contributions, promoting huge business profits.

    Things are not easy for those protecting the Earth.

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    Livelihoods April 21, 2017

    ¿Nos importa realmente nuestra Tierra? Se descuidan las contribuciones de las recicladoras y los recicladores, y se fomentan enormes lucros empresariales.

    por Lucía Fernández

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    Livelihoods April 19, 2017

    Reportaje fotográfico: Esfuerzos internos para fortalecer el liderazgo entre las mujeres recicladoras

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    Livelihoods March 29, 2017

    Estrategias para abordar las barreras sociales y legales para las trabajadoras del hogar de México

    El primer paso incluye el lanzamiento de una plataforma  política sobre seguridad social Las trabajadoras del hogar se enfrentan a muchos...

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