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    Livelihoods September 12, 2019

    Informal workers and taxes: What “tax justice” looks like from below

    A growing tax justice movement has been exposing the shadowy ways in which elites and large trans-national corporations often avoid paying...

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    Livelihoods September 12, 2019

    Can Waste Pickers Help Solve Delhi’s Towering Trash Problem?

    With Avi Singh Majithia Delhi’s Qutub Minar, the tallest minaret in the world, rises high above many of the capital city’s landmarks, but...

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    Livelihoods September 12, 2019

    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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    Livelihoods September 12, 2019

    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 September 12, 2019

    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 September 12, 2019

    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 12, 2019

    Partnering with Street Vendors Led One Indian City to Model a Way Forward

    Bhubaneshwar, India, provides a unique model for integrating street vendors into cities’ future plans. Through a highly collaborative and...

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    Livelihoods September 12, 2019

    Bangkok’s renowned street vendors march against evictions – and rally widespread support

    By Chidchanok Samantrakul and Sarah Orleans Reed After relentless evictions against their livelihoods, on 4th September 2018, Bangkok street...

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    Livelihoods September 12, 2019

    Year in Review: Five reflections on the “Future of Work”

    What will work look like in a future of robots and automation? This question has taken the year by storm, but the debates often overlook...

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    Livelihoods September 12, 2019

    ¿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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