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				From Isolation to Collective Power: Legal Empowerment for Domestic Workers			 
			
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				Key Outcomes from the 2025 International Labour Conference and Why They Matter for Workers in Informal Employment			 
			
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				The Climate Tragedy of Rio Grande do Sul Revisited from the Perspective of Waste Pickers			 
			
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				A Tragédia Climática do Rio Grande do Sul Revisitada à Luz dos Catadore-as de Recicláveis 
				
									
				
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				The Destruction of Social Protection and Inclusive Labour Policies in Argentina 
				
									
				
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				Amid austerity and aid cuts, workers need to deepen their understanding of domestic financing of social protection 
				
									
				
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				Street Vendors and Market Traders in 12 Countries: Key Facts 
				
									
				
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				A Year in Street Vendor Trends, and What To Watch in 2025 
				
									
				
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				Labour Rights are Human Rights! Beyond the Slogan for Workers in Informal Employment 
				
									
				
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				What the Digitalization of Formalization Efforts Means for Workers in Informal Employment 
				
									
				
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				Why African Craft Makers Should Understand Supply Chains Better 
				
									African home-based workers are at the bottom of craft supply chains. Through an increased understanding of those supply chains they could...
				
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				How Recyclers and Vendors in New York City are Challenging Big Money to Build a Better City for Working People 
				
									By keeping corporations accountable for the waste they produce and providing affordable goods and services to working class people, recyclers...
				
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				Overturning the Productivity Mandate: Putting People at the Centre 
				
									It is a myth that cooperatives, which put people at the centre, are not a viable alternative to the current economic system because they...
				
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