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  • Legal Instruments

    Reglamento de la Ley No. 29419

    Ley que regula las actividades de los recicladores D.S. 005-2010 MINAM; aspectos técnicos del reciclaje de los residuos sólidos.

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    VIDEO: Women’s Stories: Madalena Duarte

    This is a message of support to women waste pickers in South Africa from Madalena Duarte, a waste picker leader from MNCR (Movimento Nacional...

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    Especial Web: Madalena, Uma Catadora

    This video in Portuguese shows a day in the life of Madalena Duarte, a Brazilian waste picker who is one of Brazil’s national leaders. ...

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  • External Blog Posts/Op Eds

    La justicia en la basura

    Este blog fue escrito por Tania Espinosa Sánchez, Coordinadora para Latinoamérica del Programa de Leyes de WIEGO, y Consejera de la Comisión...

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  • Legal Instruments

    Peru Summary of Legal Framework on Domestic Work in Peru

    Summary of materials related to the legal framework for domestic workers.Review of the main pieces of legislation related to this occupational...

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  • Legal Instruments

    Peru Proyecto de ordenanza que regula el comercio ambulatorio en los espacios públicos en Lima, Perú

    Proyecto de ordenanza que regula el comercio ambulatorio en los espacios públicos en Lima, Perú

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  • Advocacy Materials

    Design for Shoeshiners in CDMX – Team 3

    Designs prepared for Mexico City Shoe Shiner’s Union by a group of design students from Mexico City’s IberoAmerican University.  ...

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  • Presentations

    Fortaleciendo la voz de los trabajadores informales en las decisiones de política social en América Latina: Programa México – resultados del proyecto

    Programa WIEGO: Fortaleciendo la voz de los trabajadores informales en las decisiones de política social en América Latina

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    LifttheCaps on NYC street vendors!

    This video explains the Street Vendor Project’s campaign for more permits for food vendors — and why they are needed. More information...

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  • Legal Instruments

    Urban Justice Center- Street Vendor Project

    This pamphlet assists street vendors in identifying if their trading spot and trading surfaces comply with New York City regulations.

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