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    Livelihoods April 12, 2016

    La visibilidad importa: nuevas publicaciones enlazan género y problemas del reciclaje

    Por Sonia Dias y Ana Carolina Ogando

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    Livelihoods April 05, 2016

    Informal Employment and the Global Financial Crisis in a Middle-Income Country

    What happens to informal employment during an economic crisis? The conventional wisdom is that the informal sector—which consists of small,...

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    Livelihoods March 03, 2016

    Visibility Matters: New Publications Bridge Gender and Waste Issues

    By Sonia Dias and Ana Carolina Ogando

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    Livelihoods February 29, 2016

    Un nuevo estudio de investigación da voz a los recicladores y las recicladoras

    A menudo se ignora el hecho de que los recicladores y las recicladoras son capaces de expresar sus preocupaciones, responder a desafíos y...

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    Livelihoods February 25, 2016

    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 February 22, 2016

    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 February 17, 2016

    Inclusive Cities for Informal Workers

    In most developing countries, well over half the urban workforce is informal. Yet informal workers – and their livelihoods –...

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    Livelihoods February 17, 2016

    Ciudades inclusivas para los trabajadores en empleo informal

    En la mayoría de los países en desarrollo, mucho más de la mitad de la fuerza de trabajo urbana es informal. Pero las trabajadoras y los...

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    Livelihoods February 08, 2016

    Cultivando un sueño: El centro de reciclaje de Vaal Park

    Por Leslie Vryenhoek El letrero en la entrada al Centro de reciclaje Vaal Park, en Sudáfrica, muestra 23 logos; cada uno representa a un...

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  • Workers in the informal economy from six different sectors. A Domestic Worker, a Garment Worker, a Home-Based Worker, a Street Vendors / Market Trader, a Transport Worker, and a Waste Picker. Post
    Livelihoods February 03, 2016

    Growing a Dream: The Vaal Park Recycling Centre

    The sign at the entrance to the Vaal Park Recycling Centre in South Africa bears 23 logos, each representing a public or private partner...

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