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Re-building with Women: Amplifying their Voices in Ukraine’s Recovery
Even before Russia launched its full-scale attack on Ukraine on 24 February 2022, women workers, particularly those who are self-employed,...
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PostLinks with Economic Growth/Crisis January 11, 2023From Organizing Workers to Organizing Humanitarian Aid
Between July and September 2022, StreetNet International, Cities Alliance and WIEGO interviewed Ukrainian women – most self-employed traders...
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PostBuilding Collective Power January 04, 2023Organizing Women Workers in War and Beyond
In this interview, Angélique Kipulu Katani, founder and current General Secretary of the League for the Rights of Congolese Women (LDFC)...
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Working PapersTight Tax Net, Loose Safety Net: Taxation and Social Protection in Accra’s Informal Sector
While debates about taxation and social protection in relation to the informal economy are widespread, there is little empirical evidence...
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Resource DocumentsNew Forms of Social Insurance: The Case of the TUC–UNIWA Informal Sector Pension Scheme in Ghana
The TUC–UNIWA Informal Sector Pension Scheme was established in Ghana in 2017 by the Union of Informal Workers Associations (UNIWA) as a...
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PostBuilding Collective Power November 14, 2022Recognition and Respect Could Change Street Vendors’ Lives
In this interview, StreetNet International Coordinator Oksana Abboud talks about how and why street vendors became organized and her hopes...
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PostAccess to Public Space October 31, 2022Subverting Master Planning to Advance Informal Worker Interests: Lessons from Delhi
Heeding the United Nations call to share transformative approaches to local action on World Cities Day, Focal Cities Coordinator Jenna Harvey...
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ProjectChild Care in Markets
Workers in informal employment often lack access to high quality public services, including child-care services. Lack of child-care support...
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Toolkits and GuidesGuidelines and Standards for Day-Care Centres in and around Markets in Ghana
These guidelines and standards for day-care centres in and around markets in Ghana were developed through the collaborative efforts of a...
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Policy BriefsClaiming Space for Informal Work in Master Planning: Reflections from a People’s Campaign in Delhi
Master plans across the Global South tend to reflect Eurocentric, modernist city visions that are disconnected from the lived reality of...
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