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    Livelihoods September 18, 2019

    Towards a Transformative Agenda for Women’s Economic Empowerment

    By Jenna Harvey There is a growing global consensus that advancing women’s economic empowerment (WEE) is critical both as a matter of human...

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    Livelihoods September 18, 2019

    Conmemorando los 20 años de la histórica ley internacional sobre las trabajadoras y los trabajadores a domicilio

    Recordando una tarjeta postal de Ginebra y reafirmando una campaña Shalini Sinha, Sector Specialist, Home-Based Workers

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    Livelihoods September 18, 2019

    Ciudades inclusivas para los trabajadores en empleo informal

    En la mayoría de los países en desarrollo, mucho más de la mitad de la fuerza de trabajo urbana es informal. Pero las trabajadoras y los...

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    Livelihoods September 18, 2019

    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 September 18, 2019

    La dignidad reconquistada: Cómo las trabajadoras y trabajadores de fábrica tailandeses crearon una cooperativa basada en el trabajo digno

    By Carlin Carr

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    Livelihoods September 18, 2019

    Un nuevo estudio de investigación da voz a los recicladores y las recicladoras

    A menudo se ignora el hecho de que los recicladores y las recicladoras son capaces de expresar sus preocupaciones, responder a desafíos y...

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    Livelihoods September 18, 2019

    In India, Pune’s Poorest Operate One of the World’s Most Cost-effective Waste Management Models

    A Q&A with Lakshmi Narayan As cities across the globe struggle to find efficient, cost-effective ways to manage waste, the women waste...

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    Livelihoods September 18, 2019

    Five Women Informal Workers Share Their Challenges in Accessing Health Services

    The poor face many challenges in accessing health services.

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    Livelihoods September 18, 2019

    Four Lessons from Thailand’s Participatory Process in Gaining Universal Health Coverage

    By Laura Alfers and Francie Lund

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    Livelihoods September 18, 2019

    “Our role has been to make the informal economy visible and give it validity”

    Renana Jhabvala discusses the UN Secretary-General’s first-ever High-level Panel (UN HLP) for Women’s Economic EmpowermentRenana Jhabvala...

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