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Funding Development Through the Lens of Tax Justice and Social Protection
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Working Poor Women are Redefining How to Achieve Gender Equality
For International Women’s Day, WIEGO is launching a month-long series to dive into the lives of women working in the informal economy. We...
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L’égalité des sexes : les travailleuses pauvres redéfinissent la voie à suivre
En cette Journée internationale de la femme, WIEGO lance une série d’un mois sur la vie des femmes travailleuses de l’économie informelle....
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Las mujeres pobres redefinen la forma de lograr la igualdad de género
Con motivo del Día Internacional de la Mujer, WIEGO va a presentar una serie de artículos durante este mes de marzo para profundizar en las...
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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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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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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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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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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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