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Sisterhood: How Solidarity Led Indian Women to Take on Gender Discrimination
Nazma is home-based worker who has often found herself at the mercy of the sub-contractors who employ her. But now she has joined forces...
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New Project Explores How Waste Pickers Can Help Solve the Ocean Plastics Waste Crisis
A Q&A with Taylor Cass Talbott
It’s hard to miss the shocking images of heaping plastic floating in the middle of the world’s oceans...
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In India, Pune’s Poorest Operate One of the World’s Most Cost-effective Waste Management Models
A Q&A with Lakshmi Narayan
As cities across the globe struggle to find efficient, cost-effective ways to manage waste, the women waste...
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Entender el término estadístico “contratista dependiente”: Una entrevista con Firoza Mehrotra
La inclusión de la nueva categoría “contratista dependiente” en la clasificación de la situación en la ocupación dentro de las estadísticas...
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Comprendre le terme statistique « non-salarié dépendant » : une interview avec Firoza Mehrotra
L’ajout d’une nouvelle catégorie « non-salarié dépendant » dans la Classification internationale des statuts d’emploi (CISE-18), en termes...
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Understanding the Statistical Term “Dependent Contractor”: A Q&A with Firoza Mehrotra
The addition of a new category “dependent contractor” in the status in employment classification of labour statistics should lead to better...
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Roma, galardonada y candidata a los Óscar y algunas lecturas imprescindibles sobre el trabajo del hogar
El próximo mes, sabremos si el conmovedor retrato del director Alfonso Cuarón Orozco sobre una trabajadora del hogar en México en los años...
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Eye Witness: WIEGO’s Brazilian Waste Expert Dispatches from India
WIEGO’s Exposure Dialogue Programme (EDP) on Law and Informality brought global experts to Ahmedabad, India, to stay two nights in the homes...
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Ciudades más inclusivas en 2019: tres pasos fundamentales
A medida que crecen las desigualdades en muchos lugares del mundo, aumentan los desafíos para generar ciudades más inclusivas.
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Liberia’s Street Vendors Pioneer New Approach with City Officials
Street vendors from Bangkok to Bogota face constant, daily harassment as they go about selling their goods to earn a living.
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