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Mamuna Mohammed, a head load porter (kayayei), carries bananas through Agbogbloshie Market in Accra, Ghana

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    Livelihoods May 14, 2018

    Mobile Money for Member Dues: Can technology transform worker organizations?

    In this article, our Organization and Representation Programme Director, Jane Barrett, tells us about an innovative mobile money dues collection...

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    Livelihoods May 08, 2018

    “Take away these tolls”: How Accra’s poorest market workers got their wages back

    By Carlin CarrAccra’s colorful, bustling markets run on the back-breaking labour of some of the city’s poorest and most vulnerable. Goods...

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    Livelihoods April 23, 2018

    Local Governments Should Prioritize Health and Safety for Informal Workers

    The deadly factory fire at Rana Plaza five years ago this week sparked global outrage about workers’ safety. The incident in Bangladesh prompted...

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    Livelihoods April 03, 2018

    The Truth about How Dakar’s Clothes Get Cleaned

    By Carlin Carr & Gabriella TanvéIn Dakar, Senegal, the city’s dirty laundry doesn’t get cleaned on a spin cycle. Each day, women across...

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    Livelihoods April 03, 2018

    La vérité sur le nettoyage des vêtements à Dakar

    Par Carlin Carr À Dakar, au Sénégal, le linge sale de la ville ne se nettoie pas au cycle d’essorage. Chaque jour, d’un bout à l’autre de...

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    Livelihoods January 26, 2018

    From Lima to Bangkok, WIEGO Lays Out Strategy to Improve Conditions of Informal Workers in Six Target Cities

    By Jenna Harvey It is morning rush hour in Bangkok and moto-taxi drivers ferry hurried commuters through stalled traffic. In Mexico City,...

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    Livelihoods December 27, 2017

    Five Blogs that Highlight Key Achievements for Informal Workers in 2017

    The global movement of informal workers – led by worker organizations in Asia, Africa, Europe, and Latin America – made major strides this...

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    Livelihoods December 27, 2017

    Five Blogs from 2017 that Take on Big Ideas for Informal Workers

    As a global research-policy-action network, WIEGO’s team members are in a unique position to lead debates and contribute grounded new ideas...

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    Livelihoods December 18, 2017

    Creating “cities for all” requires more than one-size-fits-all regulation

    Study shows informal workers in the Global South perceive regulations as being both positive and negativeFrom street vending permits to permissions...

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    Livelihoods December 11, 2017

    Cobertura sanitaria universal: una perspectiva del trabajador en empleo informal

    La atención sanitaria es un tema candente en todo el mundo. La Cobertura sanitaria universal (CSU) se ha convertido en un estandarte para...

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