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  • Coura Ndiaye, a leader of Bokk Diom, washing bottles at the Mbeubeuss dump in Dakar, Senegal in January 2017 Worker Story

    Coura Ndiaye – a waste picker leader in Dakar, Senegal

    Coura Ndiaye – or “Mother Coura” as people call her out of respect for her age and the number of years she has worked as a waste picker –...

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  • Renu at her stall in Bangkok, Thailand, before the pandemic, in 2015 Worker Story

    Renu, a Vendor Leader in Bangkok, Thailand

    ภาษาไทย   Renu is the leader of the Muubaan Nakila Service Cooperative, which is active in her housing estate in Bangkok. Along with other...

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  • Kayayei carry a load full of goods on their heads at Agbogbloshie Market in Accra, Ghana Worker Story

    Rukaya Bawule, a kayayei leader in Accra, Ghana

    Rukaya Bawule is 26 years old and a leader of the kayayei, or headporters, in Agbogbloshie market in Accra, Ghana. Through her organization,...

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  • Toolkits and Guides

    Oi! Foi bom te ver lá na formação. Na sua turma também tinha catadores e catadoras do Brasil todo e que trabalhavam na rua ou galpão?

    Cartão-Memória Cata Saúde: Este cartão-memória reconta como foi o projeto de capacitação online Cata Saúde Viraliza a partir de um diálogo...

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  • Policy Briefs

    Domestic Workers and Social Protection in Nagaland

    This policy brief aims to provide a descriptive picture of the condition of domestic workers in Nagaland, as well as highlight key policy...

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    Domestic Workers and Social Protection in Kerala State

    This policy brief aims to provide a descriptive picture of the condition of domestic workers in India’s Kerala State, where the minimum...

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  • Policy Briefs

    Domestic Workers and Social Protection in Bihar State

    This policy brief aims to provide a descriptive picture of the condition of domestic workers in Bihar State. Bihar included domestic workers...

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  • Caption: Cooperative worker in Belo Horizonte city - women are the backbone of the cooperative movement in Brazil (picture taken before the outbreak of COVID-19). Credit: Sonia Dias archives Dec 02 2021

    Sanitation Workers Forum

    • December 2, 2021
    • online @socialprotection.org @urbanpolicies.org

    11.30 a.m. – 1 p.m. GMT This forum will provide insights on how sanitation workers’ needs regarding occupational health and safety can be...

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  • Policy Briefs

    Domestic Workers and Social Protection in Madhya Pradesh

    This policy brief aims to provide a descriptive picture of the condition of domestic workers in Madhya Pradesh, one of India’s poorest...

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  • Policy Briefs

    Domestic Workers and Social Protection in Tamil Nadu

    This policy brief aims to provide a descriptive picture of the condition of domestic workers in Tamil Nadu, one of the first Indian states...

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