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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. Page

    Victories for Domestic Workers in Mexico City

    Domestic workers in Mexico achieved significant victories and gained profile worldwide in December 2018.

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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. Page

    Street Vendors in Lima, Peru

    Every formalization process benefits those who have money. The ones who are left behind are the ones who cannot pay. – Gloria Solórzano,...

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    Gender and Waste

    A collaborative project involving waste pickers in Latin America has shed light on the multiple levels of discrimination that women waste...

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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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