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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

    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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    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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  • Workers in the informal economy from six different sectors. A Domestic Worker, a Garment Worker, a Home-Based Worker, a Street Vendors / Market Trader, a Transport Worker, and a Waste Picker. Apr 19 2018

    Universal Health Coverage as a Right of Informal Workers in India

    • April 19, 2018 - April 20, 2018

    Universal Health Coverage as a Right of Informal Workers in India New Delhi, India Photo: Paula Bronstein/ Getty Image Reportage  In a collaboration...

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  • Workers in the informal economy from six different sectors. A Domestic Worker, a Garment Worker, a Home-Based Worker, a Street Vendors / Market Trader, a Transport Worker, and a Waste Picker. Aug 20 2018

    National Consultation on Universal Health Care in India

    • August 20, 2018 - August 21, 2018

    The National Consultation on Universal Health Care (UHC) in India took place in New Delhi in August 2018. The workshop was organized by SEWA...

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  • Workers in the informal economy from six different sectors. A Domestic Worker, a Garment Worker, a Home-Based Worker, a Street Vendors / Market Trader, a Transport Worker, and a Waste Picker. Aug 04 2016

    UN HLP Consultation: Women’s Voices from the Informal Economy at SEWA

    • August 4, 2016 - August 5, 2016
    • Ahmedabad, India

    The consultation “Women’s Voices from the Informal Economy” brought together members of the Self-Employed Women’s Association...

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  • Workers in the informal economy from six different sectors. A Domestic Worker, a Garment Worker, a Home-Based Worker, a Street Vendors / Market Trader, a Transport Worker, and a Waste Picker. Dec 22 2016

    Panel on Women’s Economic and Social Rights in India

    • December 22, 2016
    • New Delhi, India

    New Delhi, India The Harvard University South Asia Institute (SAI) organized the panel “Women’s Economic and Social Rights in India:...

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  • Workers in the informal economy from six different sectors. A Domestic Worker, a Garment Worker, a Home-Based Worker, a Street Vendors / Market Trader, a Transport Worker, and a Waste Picker. Mar 20 2016

    Celebrating Home-Based Workers

    • March 20, 2016
    • Ahmedabad, India

    Twenty Years and Time for Action Event Celebrating Home-Based Workers, an international event in March 2016, was organized by HomeNet South...

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  • Workers in the informal economy from six different sectors. A Domestic Worker, a Garment Worker, a Home-Based Worker, a Street Vendors / Market Trader, a Transport Worker, and a Waste Picker. Feb 15 2018

    Street Vendor Exchange: NYC and Bangkok

    • February 15, 2018

    Bangkok, Thailand

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  • Workers in the informal economy from six different sectors. A Domestic Worker, a Garment Worker, a Home-Based Worker, a Street Vendors / Market Trader, a Transport Worker, and a Waste Picker. Apr 24 2012

    Global Strategic Workshop for Waste Pickers

    • April 24, 2012 - April 30, 2012

      Waste pickers’ organizations from Africa, Latin America and Asia gathered in Pune, India for the First Global Strategic Workshop of Waste...

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