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  • Mexican shoe shiner Post

    Evicted: How Mexico City’s Shoe Shiners Fought Displacement and Challenged “Future” Cities

    Shoe shiners in Mexico City have worked in Glorieta de Insurgentes Square for decades to earn their livelihoods. When they were unceremoniously...

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    Fiscal Justice May 15, 2019

    Q&A: Feeding cities: Informal retailers play crucial role in urban food security

    Supermarkets have spread rapidly across the Global South, but what implications does this growth have on informal food retailers and the...

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  • street vendors in peril Post

    Where are the inclusive cities? Street vendors globally face increasing hostility

    The WIEGO Urban Policies Team analyzed news articles on street vendors from six continents over the past 18 months to gain a better understanding...

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    Building Collective Power February 28, 2019

    New Project Explores How Waste Pickers Can Help Solve the Ocean Plastics Waste Crisis

    A Q&A with Taylor Cass Talbott It’s hard to miss the shocking images of heaping plastic floating in the middle of the world’s oceans...

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  • India home-based work Post
    Statistics February 12, 2019

    Comprendre le terme statistique « non-salarié dépendant » : une interview avec Firoza Mehrotra

    L’ajout d’une nouvelle catégorie « non-salarié dépendant » dans la Classification internationale des statuts d’emploi (CISE-18), en termes...

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    Statistics February 12, 2019

    Entender el término estadístico “contratista dependiente”: Una entrevista con Firoza Mehrotra

    La inclusión de la nueva categoría “contratista dependiente” en la clasificación de la situación en la ocupación dentro de las estadísticas...

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    Statistics February 12, 2019

    Understanding the Statistical Term “Dependent Contractor”: A Q&A with Firoza Mehrotra

    The addition of a new category “dependent contractor” in the status in employment classification of labour statistics should lead to better...

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    Access to Public Space January 22, 2019

    Strategies for Street Vendors to Create “Public Space for All”

    By Jenna Harvey “I want to see an eviction-free city. I want to see them [street vendors] having a right to the city, where no government,...

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    Livelihoods January 08, 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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    Access to Public Space November 22, 2018

    How Cities Can Achieve Public Space for All

    Public space provides a window into the soul of a city. It is where collective urban life plays out — cycling to work, playing in a park,...

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