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  • Policy/Position Documents

    Documento de posicionamento sobre a extensão da proteção social para mulheres e homens na economia informal

    A pandemia da COVID-19 ressalta, agora mais do que nunca, que a justiça social e a recuperação econômica não podem ser alcançadas até que...

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  • Policy/Position Documents

    Position Paper on Extending Social Protection to Women and Men in the Informal Economy, prepared for the 109th Session of the International Labour Conference

    The COVID-19 pandemic underscores, now more than ever, that social justice and economic recovery cannot be achieved until every worker has...

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  • Advocacy Materials

    Reduzindo a poluição do litoral: o papel crucial dos trabalhadores informais

    O ecossistema marinho de Salvador é especialmente vulnerável à poluição causada pelo plástico proveniente de resíduos gerados por foliões...

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  • Research Reports

    કોવિડ-૧૯ કટોકટી અને અસંગઠિત અર્થતંત્ર: અસંગઠિત કામદારો, અમદાવાદ, ભારત

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  • Advocacy Materials

    Curbing Coastal Pollution: Informal Workers’ Critical Role

    Salvador’s marine ecosystem is particularly vulnerable to plastic pollution from waste material generated by revellers at the Barra-Ondina...

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  • Resource Documents

    Ecosystem of Waste: The Role of Waste Pickers and Street Vendors in Curbing Coastal Pollution at Carnaval in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil

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  • Jennifer Thaís Santos Fernandes—Waste Picker Post
    COVID-19 Crisis Study April 26, 2021

    ‘The Pretty Ones’

    This is the story of Jennifer Thaís Santos Fernandes, the secretary of the ASCITO waste picker cooperative that is supported by WIEGO through...

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  • Jennifer Thaís Santos Fernandes—Waste Picker Post
    COVID-19 Crisis Study April 26, 2021

    « Les belles filles »

    Voici le témoignage de Jennifer Thaís Santos Fernandes, secrétaire de la coopérative de récupératrice·eur·s de matériaux ASCITO, soutenue...

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  • Jennifer Thaís Santos Fernandes—Waste Picker Post
    COVID-19 Crisis Study April 26, 2021

    “Las bonitas”

    Esta es la historia de Jennifer Thaís Santos Fernandes, la secretaria de la cooperativa de recicladorxs ASCITO, que cuenta con el apoyo de...

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  • Policy/Position Documents

    There is No Recovery Without Informal Workers

    There is No Recovery without Informal Workers  COVID Recovery and Post-COVID Reforms: Demands of Informal Worker Organizations

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