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    Access to Public Space September 12, 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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    Livelihoods September 12, 2019

    Estrategias para la negociación colectiva exitosa

    Las organizaciones de trabajadores y trabajadoras*  en empleo informal necesitan solidaridad, claridad y responsabilidad para conseguir victorias...

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    Livelihoods September 12, 2019

    La protection des travailleuses et des travailleurs à domicile dans les chaînes d’approvisionnement mondiales : évaluation de l’approche fondée sur les droits

    Depuis l’effondrement tragique des bâtiments du Rana Plaza au Bangladesh en 2013, les manquements au travail décent dans les chaînes...

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    Livelihoods September 12, 2019

    In a Thai Cooperative, Home-based Workers Share Business Tips and Work

     By Carlin CarrAt a bustling Bangkok market, vendor Aurapin Sakvichit happily greets customers interested in her wares: pink dresses, designer-style...

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    Livelihoods September 12, 2019

    Protecting Homeworkers in Global Supply Chains: Evaluating The Rights-Based Approach

    Since the tragic collapse of the Rana Plaza buildings in Bangladesh in 2013, the decent work deficits in global supply chains have enjoyed...

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    Livelihoods September 12, 2019

    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 September 12, 2019

    Protección de los y las trabajadoras a domicilio tercerizadas en las cadenas mundiales de suministro: evaluación del enfoque centrado en los derechos

    Desde el trágico colapso, en 2013, de los edificios del Rana Plaza en Bangladés, las deficiencias en el respeto de los derechos fundamentales...

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    Livelihoods September 12, 2019

    From blood tests to aerobic dance: Training improves workers’ access to new Thai health fund – and their ideas are inspiring

    Thailand is a global innovator when it comes to health promotion and prevention practices. Its Universal Health Coverage (UHC) system was...

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    Livelihoods September 12, 2019

    In Delhi, a Three-Pronged Approach Raises Informal Workers’ Priorities with Urban Decision-makers

    Urban employment trends in India have defied predictions and stereotypes. Rather than being increasingly absorbed into modern, formal wage...

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    Building Collective Power September 12, 2019

    Trabajadoras y trabajadores a domicilio de América Latina celebran la puesta en marcha de una nueva organización regional

    Los y las trabajadoras a domicilio de América Latina han dado un importante paso con la creación de un frente unido que luche por su visibilidad...

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