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  • Audiovisual Materials

    VIDEO: UN HLP Report Presentation to Secretary-General

    Full webcast of UN HLP Report Presentation to the Secretary-General event at the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly.

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  • Legal Instruments

    Street Vending Regulations in New York City- an-Overview

    This pamphlet provides an overview of Street Vending Regulations in New York City.

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    VIDEO: Interview with Paulina Paucar Peña (Peru–FEDEVAL/CUT)

    In this interview, Paulina Paucar Peña, who sells clothes at a market in Lima, tells us how the trade union organising campaign has helped...

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  • Presentations

    The Informal Recycling Sector in Brazil

    Presentation at WIEGO Colloquium, ‘World Class Cities’ and the Urban Informal Economy: Inclusive Planning for the Working Poor

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  • Legal Instruments

    Law: Bogotá (Colombia) Res DG-08807

    Law governing the administration of street vendors’ association operating in the city of Bogotá, Colombia

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    Substitution of Animal Traction Vehicles in Bogota

    In 2003, the national transit code sought to eradicate animal traction vehicles or animal pulled carts that would have affected hundreds...

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    VIDEO: Reciclaje: Tres casos

    Para mejorar sus condiciones laborales y medios de sustento,  los recicladores tienen que ser incluidos en los sistemas de gestión de residuos....

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  • Legal Instruments

    Ley No 27475: Que Regula la Actividad de Lustrabotas, Perú

    Ley No 27475: Que Regula la Actividad de Lustrabotas, Perú

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  • Fact Sheets/Infographics

    Projeto de Formação em Gênero Foto Relatório

    Projeto de Formação em Gênero Foto Relatório   English

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    VIDEO: Inclusive recycling systems – video chronicles from Buenos Aires: Agustin Casal

    This is one in a series of videos produced by Sonia Dias, WIEGO’s Waste Picker Sector Specialist.   In Spanish with English subtitles. ...

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