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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. Project

    Voice & Leadership

    Strengthening the Voice and Leadership of Informal Women Workers Around Social Policy Issues This project built a sustained link between...

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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. Project

    Peru

    OHS Project in PeruIn Lima, the OHS project’s team – Anita Luján and her colleagues from the Consorcio por la Salud, Ambiente y Desarollo...

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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. Project

    Brazil – OHS Project

      WIEGO’s OHS project supported the ongoing work of the Worker’s Health Unit (PISAT) at the Institute for Collective Health at the Federal...

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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. Organization

    Federación Única de Trabajadores No Dependientes de Venezuela (FUTRAND)

    The United Federation of Independent Workers of Venezuela (Federación Única de Trabajadores No Dependientes de Venezuela, FUTRAND) was founded...

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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. Organization

    Sindicato de Trabajadores Independientes Ambulantes del Transporte y Anexos (SINTRALOC)

    The National Union of Independent Itinerant Transport and Allied Workers (SINTRALOC) was founded on November 23, 1987.  Throughout its 24...

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  • Warwick Junction Post
    Access to Public Space July 10, 2019

    For Cities to Make Progress on SDGs and the New Urban Agenda, They Must Listen to Grassroots’ Solutions

    Through a series of ambitious global commitments in recent years, governments across the world have signed on to build a more equitable and...

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  • Colombian waste picker Post
    Formalization June 24, 2019

    In Colombia, a Global Model for Inclusive Recycling is under Threat

    Without waste pickers, cities across Africa, Asia and Latin America would be buried in their own garbage. Informal recyclers have proven...

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    Links with Economic Growth/Crisis June 18, 2019

    Living on the Precipice of Extreme Poverty: How Financial Downturns Devastate the Working Poor

    The global economic crisis that rocked the world in 2008 led to increased financial hardship for informal workers, most of whom already lived...

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    Livelihoods June 04, 2019

    Five Must-reads on Including Street Vendors in Public Spaces

    Street vendors are facing unprecedented challenges in cities across the globe, despite global development goals calling for more economically...

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  • Mexican shoe shiner Post
    Access to Public Space May 28, 2019

    Evicted: How Mexico City’s Shoe Shiners Fought Displacement and Challenged “Future” Cities

    Shoe shiners in Mexico City have worked in Glorieta de Insurgentes Square for decades to earn their livelihoods. When they were unceremoniously...

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