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Formalization August 16, 2019
In Colombia, a Global Model for Inclusive Recycling is under Threat
Without waste pickers, cities across Africa, Asia and Latin America would be buried in their own garbage. Informal recyclers have proven...
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Building Collective Power August 16, 2019
Women Informal Workers Challenge Invisibility in Dakar
In Dakar, Senegal, women continue to face economic and social inequities — from illiteracy to poverty to gender discrimination — but it’s...
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Links with Economic Growth/Crisis August 15, 2019
Living on the Precipice of Extreme Poverty: How Financial Downturns Devastate the Working Poor
The global economic crisis that rocked the world in 2008 led to increased financial hardship for informal workers, most of whom already lived...
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Legal Empowerment August 15, 2019
With “Roma” in the Awards Circle, Here are Our Must-reads on Domestic Workers
Next month, we’ll find out if director Alfonso Cuarón Orozco’s moving portrayal of a domestic worker in 1970s Mexico will gain nods from...
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Access to Public Space August 15, 2019
For street vendors, finding water and toilets isn’t just a nuisance, it’s cutting into earnings
Inadequate infrastructure – particularly related to clean water and toilets – and the cost of accessing these takes a heavy toll...
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Global Advocacy and Negotiations August 15, 2019
Cities are undermining the potential of universal cash grants to support women’s economic empowerment and reduce poverty
Ninety-two per cent of women’s employment in the developing world is in the informal economy, and as urbanization proceeds an increasing...
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Livelihoods August 15, 2019
Q&A: Novo projeto destaca os riscos à saúde enfrentados pelos catadores de materiais recicláveis
Os(as) catadores(as) mantêm as cidades limpas, mas enfrentam condições perigosas no trabalho. Sua saúde e bem-estar estão em risco diariamente....
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Livelihoods August 15, 2019
Q&A: New Project Highlights Health Risks Faced by Waste Pickers
Waste pickers may keep cities clean, but they face hazardous conditions on the job. Their health and wellbeing is at risk on a daily basis....
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Livelihoods August 15, 2019
Three Ways to Make Cities More Inclusive in 2019
As global inequality rises in many places around the world, creating more inclusive cities comes with increasing challenges.
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Gender and Waste Project August 15, 2019
How to Hit Women’s Economic Empowerment Targets: First ensure women can recognize their own dignity and self worth
Valdete Roza is a Brazilian waste picker and leader in her cooperative who is pioneering gender discussions with her colleagues across her...
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Livelihoods

All posts in Livelihoods

In Colombia, a Global Model for Inclusive Recycling is under Threat

Women Informal Workers Challenge Invisibility in Dakar

Living on the Precipice of Extreme Poverty: How Financial Downturns Devastate the Working Poor

With “Roma” in the Awards Circle, Here are Our Must-reads on Domestic Workers

For street vendors, finding water and toilets isn’t just a nuisance, it’s cutting into earnings

Cities are undermining the potential of universal cash grants to support women’s economic empowerment and reduce poverty

Q&A: Novo projeto destaca os riscos à saúde enfrentados pelos catadores de materiais recicláveis

Q&A: New Project Highlights Health Risks Faced by Waste Pickers

Three Ways to Make Cities More Inclusive in 2019

How to Hit Women’s Economic Empowerment Targets: First ensure women can recognize their own dignity and self worth