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    Reporte de síntesis y aprendizajes del intercambio de la Alianza de las Ciudades

    En agosto de 2016, WIEGO junto a su aliado local, la Asociación de Recicladores de Bogotá, organizó un intercambio de aprendizajes en Bogotá,...

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    Minutas de La Mesa Redonda “El Empleo Informal en la Ciudad de México: Retos y Perspectivas 2017”

    La Mesa Redonda “El Empleo Informal en la Ciudad de México: Retos y Perspectivas 2017” fue organizada el 16 de febrero de 2017 como parte...

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    Lista de participantes de La Mesa Redonda “El Empleo Informal en la Ciudad de México: Retos y Perspectivas 2017”

    La Mesa Redonda “El Empleo Informal en la Ciudad de México: Retos y Perspectivas 2017” fue organizada el 16 de febrero de 2017 como parte...

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  • Advocacy Materials

    Second Regional Meeting of Home-based Worker Organizations and Supporters in Latin America

    This report on the Second Regional Meeting of Home-based Worker Organizations and Supporters in Latin America, Santiago de Chile is availablein...

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  • Advocacy Materials

    Segundo Encontro Regional de Organizações de Trabalhadores e Trabalhadoras Domiciliares e Apoiadores na América Latina

    Este informe sobre a Segundo Encontro Regional de Organizações de Trabalhadores e Trabalhadoras Domiciliares e Apoiadores na América Latina,...

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    Livelihoods September 12, 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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    Livelihoods September 12, 2019

    Mexico City’s Shoe Shiners are not “Visual Contamination:” Design Solutions for a Traditional Occupation in a Changing City

    By Jenna Harvey & Tania Espinosa Sanchez Mexico City’s shoe shiners (aseadores de calzado) have been earning a living on the city’s...

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    Access to Public Space September 12, 2019

    Strategies for Street Vendors to Create “Public Space for All”

    By Jenna Harvey “I want to see an eviction-free city. I want to see them [street vendors] having a right to the city, where no government,...

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    Livelihoods September 12, 2019

    Threat of A New Waste Incinerator in Mexico City Puts Informal Waste Pickers’ Livelihoods at Risk

    In Mexico City, a controversy is brewing over a proposed billion-dollar waster incinerator that threatens the livelihoods of the city’s estimated...

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    Livelihoods September 12, 2019

    What’s Changed for Domestic Workers since C189? Our Legal Team Unpacks the Progress

    16 June 2011 was a momentous day for domestic workers around the globe. After a long, worker-led struggle, the International Labour Organization...

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