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Statistical Briefs
Catadores de materiais recicláveis no Brasil: um perfil estatístico
O Brasil é líder no reconhecimento de seus mais de 281.000 catadores informais em cadeias de reciclagem e nas estatísticas oficiais do...
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Briefs
Social Protection for Informal Workers: Trends and Changes – Social Protection Briefing Note No. 3
In this brief, we discuss the changes in Bolsa Família, the Brazilian cash-grant flagship programme, in light of the recent developments...
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Statistical Briefs
Waste Pickers in Brazil: A Statistical Profile
Brazil is a leader in recognizing its more than 281,000 informal waste pickers in recycling chains and the country’s official statistics....
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Toolkits and Guides
Cartilha de precificação para o trabalho dos catadores e das catadoras
Pagamento por serviços na catação Esta cartilha apresenta orientações de como precificar o trabalho dos catadores seja das organizações coletivas...
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Toolkits and Guides
Oi! Foi bom te ver lá na formação. Na sua turma também tinha catadores e catadoras do Brasil todo e que trabalhavam na rua ou galpão?
Cartão-Memória Cata Saúde: Este cartão-memória reconta como foi o projeto de capacitação online Cata Saúde Viraliza a partir de um diálogo...
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City/Country Level Reports
COVID-19 Crisis and Canners in New York City, USA: Lasting Impacts and an Agenda for Recovery
Canners represent many underserved populations in New York City, including racially or ethnically marginalized groups, undocumented immigrants,...
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City/Country Level Reports
COVID-19 Crisis and Street Vendors in New York City, USA: Lasting Impacts and an Agenda for Recovery
Between 10,000 and 20,000 New Yorkers make their living selling food or merchandise on the city’s streets. This report presents the NYC Street...
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Technical Briefs
Formalization as Public Service Providers: Achievements and Obstacles for Colombia’s Waste Pickers
This technical brief provides an analysis of the process that led to the recognition and remuneration of Colombia’s waste picker sector...
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Organizing Briefs
Winning a Right to the Sidewalks: Street Vendors in New York
This Brief seeks to identify and examine certain factors that led to the proposal to reform New York’s street vending legislation that...
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COVID-19 Crisis Study September 08, 2021Regulating Informal Food Vending in Times of COVID-19 and Beyond: Best Practices from Africa and Latin America
Governments, preoccupied with guaranteeing the availability of essential goods and services, compiled lists of essential activities that...
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