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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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    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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    Livelihoods September 07, 2018

    Bangkok’s renowned street vendors march against evictions – and rally widespread support

    By Chidchanok Samantrakul and Sarah Orleans Reed After relentless evictions against their livelihoods, on 4th September 2018, Bangkok street...

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    Livelihoods August 27, 2018

    Can Waste Pickers Help Solve Delhi’s Towering Trash Problem?

    With Avi Singh Majithia Delhi’s Qutub Minar, the tallest minaret in the world, rises high above many of the capital city’s landmarks, but...

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    Livelihoods July 31, 2018

    Partnering with Street Vendors Led One Indian City to Model a Way Forward

    Bhubaneshwar, India, provides a unique model for integrating street vendors into cities’ future plans. Through a highly collaborative and...

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    Livelihoods July 09, 2018

    “Tomorrow is Ours”: India’s Informal Workers Declare in New Radio Programme

    For 13 weeks, in 2017, the unthinkable happened for informal workers: they captivated audiences across Northern India by bringing the public...

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    Livelihoods June 21, 2018

    For Mayors: A Five-Step Guide to including Street Vendors in Global Cities

    By Carlin Carr

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    Livelihoods June 15, 2018

    What’s Changed for Domestic Workers since C189? Our Legal Team Unpacks the Progress

    16 June 2011 was a momentous day for domestic workers around the globe. After a long, worker-led struggle, the International Labour Organization...

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    Livelihoods June 05, 2018

    Audio: How Bangalore’s itinerant waste pickers transformed into “robust entrepreneurs”

    WIEGO has a unique organizational structure — we are a network of membership-based organizations, researchers, and practitioners, all working...

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    Livelihoods May 28, 2018

    Les travailleurs et travailleuses de l’économie informelle font marcher les villes pour tous : Thaïlande, Inde et Colombie, 3 comptes rendus éclairants

    Valeria Gelman et Jillian Du Pensez aux stands de nourriture délicieuse en Asie du Sud-Est, aux artistes de rue en Afrique, au conducteur...

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