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The Open Dump Dilemma: How to Help the Environment and Respect Human Rights
We’ve all seen the pictures: heaping trash mounds with men and women sifting through the discards. This challenging situation has increased...
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El dilema del vertedero a cielo abierto: Cómo ayudar al medioambiente y respetar los derechos humanos
Todas y todos hemos visto imágenes al respecto: enormes montículos de basura con hombres y mujeres hurgando entre los desechos. Esta difícil...
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Le dilemme des décharges à ciel ouvert : Comment aider l’environnement et respecter les droits humains
Nous avons tous vu ces images : des monticules d’ordures avec d’hommes et femmes fouillant dans les déchets. Cette situation difficile a...
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Podcast Interview: Caroline Skinner on Street Vendors and Public Space
In this podcast interview with Urban Research Director Caroline Skinner, she discusses WIEGO’s new e-book, Street Vendors and Public...
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January 22, 2020
Delhi Diary: January 2020
Delhi Diary highlights reflections, insights and notes from the field from the Focal City Delhi (FCD) team in their ongoing work with informal...
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Informal work in the 21st century: A curated reading list
The world is rapidly transforming and one of the biggest trends right now is the new world of work. But forget all the talk about a future...
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Looking Back at 2019: Informal Workers Demanded Change — and Won
In 2019, informal workers made some noise — in their home cities and at the highest global change-making bodies. They took to the streets,...
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Five ways to achieve SDGs through grassroots change
The clock is ticking on the road to meeting the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets by 2030. Governments everywhere are strategizing...
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How Universal Health Coverage Reaches the World’s Poorest: Community Health Workers
Pushpa Rathod’s work days are unpredictable. On any given day, she may be talking to adolescents about their health, counseling women working...
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Who’s really “greening” future cities?
As COP25 gets underway, our deep dive into two years of news coverage reveals that the green army of waste pickers leading urban recycling...
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