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  • Research Reports

    La Medición de la Informalidad en Venezuela

    Taller de Estadísticas del Sector Informal en América Latina (OIT/WIEGO)

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  • Research Reports

    Business Strategies of Informal Micro-entrepreneurs in Lima, Peru

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  • Books & Book Chapters

    Los tejedores de Santiago de Chuco y Huamachuco, de cumbicus a mitayos, obrajeros y mineros

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  • Research Reports

    The Urban Informal Workforce: Street Vendors

    These findings are based on research conducted in 2012 as part of the Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS), a project under Inclusive...

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  • Research Reports

    Estadísticas del empleo formal e informal. Datos relevantes. Perú. 2005-2011.

    Este documento presenta datos estadísticos a nivel nacional sobre el empleo formal e informal en Perú para el periodo 2005-2011 basados en...

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  • Books & Book Chapters

    Waste Pickers Movement and Right to the City: The Impacts in the Homeless Lives in Brazil

    Abstract: This paper analysis the formation of the National Movement of Recyclable Waste Pickers (Movimento Nacional dos Catadores de Materiais...

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  • Journal Articles

    Informal Cities and the Contestation of Public Space: The Case of Bogotá’s Street Vendors, 1988—2003Urban Studies

    The resurgence of informal street trading poses serious challenges for local officials responsible for the maintenance of public space. This...

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  • Research Reports

    Proyecto de reconocimiento de la situación de derechos humanos de los recicladores en latinoamérica: El caso de Ciudad de México, México

    El presente documento describe en qué consiste la labor de los trabajadores voluntarios, la forma en que se realiza, las condiciones de salud...

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  • Working Papers

    Eficiência e Solidariedade nas Associações de Catadores de Materiais Recicláveis

    As associações e cooperativas de catadores são formadas a partir da situação de vulnerabilidade social dos seus membros. A maior parte dos...

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  • Books & Book Chapters

    Behind the label: inequality in the Los Angeles apparel industry

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