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    Livelihoods September 18, 2019

    Five Blogs that Highlight Key Achievements for Informal Workers in 2017

    The global movement of informal workers – led by worker organizations in Asia, Africa, Europe, and Latin America – made major strides this...

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    Livelihoods September 18, 2019

    Five Blogs from 2017 that Take on Big Ideas for Informal Workers

    As a global research-policy-action network, WIEGO’s team members are in a unique position to lead debates and contribute grounded new ideas...

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    Livelihoods September 18, 2019

    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 September 18, 2019

    Five Case Studies that Illustrate Steps Toward an Inclusive City

    Creating “inclusive cities” is a hot topic right now. Habitat III has just wound up in Quito, Ecuador – the UN’s urban conference that brought...

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    Livelihoods September 18, 2019

    A Union for All: Dar es Salaam’s Mchikichini market vendors join hands with formal workers in model solidarity

    By Carlin Carr

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    Livelihoods September 18, 2019

    El acceso a la salud de los trabajadores en la economía informal

    Las discusiones sobre las desigualdades de salud se centran a menudo en los obstáculos que los pobres enfrentan en lo que concierne al acceso...

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    Livelihoods September 18, 2019

    Informal Workers’ Access to Health Services

    Discussions about health inequalities often focus on the barriers that poor people face in accessing health services. This is certainly an...

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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. Post
    Livelihoods September 18, 2019

    Growing a Dream: The Vaal Park Recycling Centre

    The sign at the entrance to the Vaal Park Recycling Centre in South Africa bears 23 logos, each representing a public or private partner...

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    Livelihoods September 18, 2019

    Cultivando un sueño: El centro de reciclaje de Vaal Park

    Por Leslie Vryenhoek El letrero en la entrada al Centro de reciclaje Vaal Park, en Sudáfrica, muestra 23 logos; cada uno representa a un...

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    Livelihoods September 18, 2019

    Inclusive Cities for Informal Workers

    In most developing countries, well over half the urban workforce is informal. Yet informal workers – and their livelihoods –...

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