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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 November 11, 2015

    Cómo un nuevo tipo de desarrollo urbano “moderno” puede incluir a los vendedores ambulantes

    Por Victoria Okoye

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    Livelihoods November 11, 2015

    How a New Kind of “Modern” Urban Development Can Include Street Vendors

    By Victoria Okoye, Urban Advocacy Specialist, WIEGO

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    Livelihoods November 10, 2015

    Tunisia Leads the Way: Peaceful Dialogues After the Arab Spring

    By Ela BhattGandhian ActivistFounder, Self-Employed Women’s AssociationFounding Chair, WIEGO NetworkThe news that a trade union and its partners...

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    Livelihoods October 30, 2015

    Inclusive Cities: What Have We Learned?

    In Bangkok, Samlion Jintapo now runs a small grocery shop from her home. She used to supplement her income from the shop by selling cosmetics...

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    Livelihoods October 30, 2015

    Ciudades Inclusivas: ¿Qué hemos aprendido?

    En Bangkok, Samlion Jintapo, lleva una pequeña tienda de verduras desde su hogar. Ella solía suplementar sus ingresos de la tienda vendiendo...

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    Livelihoods October 28, 2015

    Just Recycling: Changing Minds about Waste Pickers

    Since 2007, WIEGO has worked with waste picker groups around the world that organize and represent people who support themselves by selling...

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    Livelihoods October 28, 2015

    Reciclaje justo: Cambiando las actitudes hacia los recicladores y las recicladoras

    Por Melanie Sampson Desde 2007, WIEGO ha trabajado con grupos de recicladores y recicladoras alrededor del mundo que organizan y representan...

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    Livelihoods October 22, 2015

    Photo Essay Part II: Hidden Workers in Sunder Nagari

    This is the second of a two-part essay on women home-based workers in Sunder Nagari slum in Delhi. Read part one here.When we visited Sunder...

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    Livelihoods October 16, 2015

    Photo Essay Part I: Home as a Place of Work

    This is the first of a two-part essay on women home-based workers in Sunder Nagari slum in Delhi. Read part two here.

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    Livelihoods September 22, 2015

    In the Developing World, Waste Can Be a Vital Resource

    This piece originally appeared in the Huffington Post as part of the series “What’s Working: Sustainable Development Goals. Rapid...

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