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    Livelihoods September 12, 2019

    Protecting Homeworkers in Global Supply Chains: Evaluating The Rights-Based Approach

    Since the tragic collapse of the Rana Plaza buildings in Bangladesh in 2013, the decent work deficits in global supply chains have enjoyed...

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    Livelihoods September 12, 2019

    Apprendre des « vraies expertes » ou « Diriger par l’écoute » : la nouvelle coordonnatrice internationale de WIEGO en parle

    En janvier 2018, Dre Sally Roever, ancienne directrice du programme Politiques urbaines WIEGO, a pris la relève en tant que coordonnatrice...

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    Livelihoods September 12, 2019

    Strategies for Successful Collective Actions: A step-by-step guide

    This week, we take a step-by-step look at what it takes for informal workers’ to stage a successful collective action. We’ll dive into the...

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    Livelihoods September 12, 2019

    Mobile Money for Member Dues: Can technology transform worker organizations?

    In this article, our Organization and Representation Programme Director, Jane Barrett, tells us about an innovative mobile money dues collection...

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    Livelihoods September 12, 2019

    Liberia’s Street Vendors Pioneer New Approach with City Officials

    Street vendors from Bangkok to Bogota face constant, daily harassment as they go about selling their goods to earn a living. 

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    Livelihoods September 12, 2019

    Ganamos todos: Cómo una representante de vendedores ambulantes usó la Recomendación 204 como herramienta para cambiar las políticas en Costa Rica

    Por Jenna Harvey En julio de 2016, Kattia Barquero Rojas, una líder de vendedores ambulantes de San José, Costa Rica, estuvo junto al presidente...

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    Livelihoods September 12, 2019

    Worker’s Story: Sizakele Ncube’s new sewing machine brings both improved income and new worries

    Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve been exploring technologies used by informal workers to improve their productivity and some of the challenges...

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    Livelihoods September 12, 2019

    Aprendiendo de las “verdaderas expertas”: entrevista con la nueva coordinadora internacional de WIEGO sobre “liderar escuchando”

    En enero de 2018, la Dra. Sally Roever, exdirectora del Programa de Políticas Urbanas de WIEGO, asumió el cargo de coordinadora internacional,...

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    Climate Change and Just Transition September 12, 2019

    Planeta Verde: The Colombian Cooperative Revolutionizing Waste Picking

    In celebration of International Cooperatives Day, we speak with Martha Elena Iglesias, a waste picker and the leader of Planeta Verde, a...

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    Livelihoods September 12, 2019

    As Bangkok Vendors Face Eviction, New York’s Offer Solidarity, Ideas

    By Carlin Carr

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