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    Gender and Waste Project September 12, 2019

    Photo Essay: Inside Efforts to Strengthen Leadership among Women Waste Pickers

    WIEGO’s Organizing and Representation Programme and Urban Policies Programme works with waste picker organizations in South Africa and Brazil...

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    Livelihoods September 12, 2019

    Workplace Violence and Harassment: Informal Workers Also Need Protection

    By Karin Pape & Leslie Vryenhoek In city streets and markets across the Global South, street vendors have little protection from harassment,...

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    Livelihoods September 12, 2019

    Technology at the bottom of the economic pyramid: What’s inhibiting uptake by informal workers?

    By Kendra Hughes

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    Livelihoods September 12, 2019

    Working Poor Women are Redefining How to Achieve Gender Equality

    For International Women’s Day, WIEGO is launching a month-long series to dive into the lives of women working in the informal economy. We...

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    Livelihoods September 12, 2019

    Tecnología en la base de la pirámide económica: ¿Qué impide que llegue a los trabajadores y trabajadoras en empleo informal?

    Por Kendra Hughes

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    Livelihoods September 12, 2019

    ¿Dónde están las ciudades inclusivas? Vendedores y vendedoras ambulantes en todo el mundo se enfrentan a hostilidades crecientes

    El equipo de Políticas Urbanas de WIEGO analizó en los últimos 18 meses nuevos artículos sobre venta ambulante en seis países para comprender...

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    Livelihoods September 12, 2019

    Worker’s Story: Sizakele Ncube’s new sewing machine brings both improved income and new worries

    Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve been exploring technologies used by informal workers to improve their productivity and some of the challenges...

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    Livelihoods September 12, 2019

    Alimentar a las ciudades: el comercio informal juega un papel crucial en la seguridad alimentaria de las ciudades

    En el Sur Global, los supermercados han proliferado con rapidez, pero ¿qué implicaciones conlleva esta expansión para los vendedores informales...

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    Livelihoods September 12, 2019

    Can informal employment actually reduce poverty?

    Findings from South Africa suggest that supporting informal employment could help countries reach development goals by Mike Rogan &...

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    Livelihoods September 12, 2019

    Créer un « espace public pour tous » : stratégies utiles à l’intention des vendeurs et vendeuses de rue

    Par Jenna Harvey « Je veux voir une ville sans expulsions. Je veux les voir [vendeurs de rue] jouir du droit à la ville, où aucun gouvernement,...

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