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    Livelihoods September 21, 2016

    “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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    Livelihoods August 31, 2016

    Child care for women informal workers proves essential to earning power

    By Rachel Moussié Women’s economic empowerment is a central feature of development debates today. A key focus is the economic and social...

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    Livelihoods August 29, 2016

    Achieving decent employment for all requires improving workers’ homes and livelihoods

    WIEGO and Slum Dwellers International (SDI) are co-chairs of the Grassroots Partners Constituency Group of the General Assembly of Partners,...

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    Livelihoods August 09, 2016

    How home-based workers in Ahmedabad formed a union to improve their lives

    By Carlin Carr In the first of a series of photo essays from Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing & Organizing (WIEGO) Carlin Carr...

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    Livelihoods July 04, 2016

    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 June 17, 2016

    Commemorating 20 Years of Landmark Convention for Homeworkers

    Remembering a Postcard from Geneva and Reaffirming a Campaign Shalini Sinha, Sector Specialist, Home-Based Workers

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    Livelihoods June 17, 2016

    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 May 26, 2016

    Dignity Returned: How Former Thai Factory Workers Launched a Cooperative Based on Decent Work

    By Carlin Carr

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    Livelihoods April 27, 2016

    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 April 27, 2016

    Cinco trabajadoras en empleo informal comparten sus dificultades para acceder a los servicios de salud

    Las personas pobres enfrentan grandes desafíos para acceder a los servicios de salud. Sin embargo, las trabajadoras y trabajadores en condiciones...

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