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    Future of Work September 12, 2019

    How the Draft WDR 2019 Got it Wrong: Rethinking and “Relinking” Social Protections for the Future of Work

    The World Bank’s recently released draft of the World Development Report (WDR) 2019 makes a controversial call to delink important social...

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    Livelihoods September 12, 2019

    Local Governments Should Prioritize Health and Safety for Informal Workers

    The deadly factory fire at Rana Plaza five years ago this week sparked global outrage about workers’ safety. The incident in Bangladesh prompted...

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    Livelihoods September 12, 2019

    Roma, galardonada y candidata a los Óscar y algunas lecturas imprescindibles sobre el trabajo del hogar

    El próximo mes, sabremos si el conmovedor retrato del director Alfonso Cuarón Orozco sobre una trabajadora del hogar en México en los años...

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    Livelihoods September 12, 2019

    How a pyramid sketch redefined the informal economy — and the new data that is putting that 20-year-old idea to the test

      By Mike Rogan

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    Access to Public Space September 12, 2019

    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 12, 2019

    Against the Odds: Resilience, Solidarity and Community Spirit Keep Warwick Markets Alive

    Photos by Jonathan TorgovnikAbout half-a-million people flow through Warwick Junction every day — every one of them a potential customer...

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    Livelihoods September 12, 2019

    Year in Review: Five reflections on the “Future of Work”

    What will work look like in a future of robots and automation? This question has taken the year by storm, but the debates often overlook...

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    Livelihoods September 12, 2019

    Cinco reflexiones sobre el “futuro del trabajo”: un año de debates

    ¿Cómo será el trabajo en un futuro con robots y automatización? Este tema ha sido profundamente abordado durante el año, pero los debates...

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    Gender and Waste Project September 12, 2019

    Photo Essay: Inside Efforts to Strengthen Leadership among Women Waste Pickers

    WIEGO’s Organizing and Representation Programme and Urban Policies Programme works with waste picker organizations in South Africa and Brazil...

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    Livelihoods September 12, 2019

    Technology at the bottom of the economic pyramid: What’s inhibiting uptake by informal workers?

    By Kendra Hughes

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