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The Political Power of Workers’ Education
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A Landmark Milestone for Workers in Informal Employment: The Inter-American Court Recognizes the Right to Care as a Human Right
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Informal Enterprises Generate Jobs Yet Face Overarching Bias
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There is No Circularity Without Waste Pickers
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From Data to Action: Worker-Led Research to Shape Climate Debates
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Systems Change in Turbulent Times: Lessons from the Power-Shifts Framework
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How Do Cooperatives Support Worker Recognition and Political Representation?
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Funding Development Through the Lens of Tax Justice and Social Protection
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How Do Cooperatives Ensure Accessible Healthcare and Childcare for Workers?
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How Cooperatives Improve Workers’ Economic and Productive Capacities
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En Lima, la modernización dificulta el trabajo diario de algunas personas
La modernización en las ciudades sirve para facilitar el desplazamiento de los trabajadores y aportar comodidades, para hacer la vida más...
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In Lima, modernization makes work harder for some
Modernization in cities is meant to ease the commute for workers and offer convenience — to make lives easier. But too often, it’s the poorest...
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How a pyramid sketch redefined the informal economy — and the new data that is putting that 20-year-old idea to the test
By Mike Rogan
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Nuevas categorías de empleo de la OIT: Un gran paso adelante para los trabajadores y trabajadoras en empleo informal
Por Leslie Vryenhoek
WIEGO está celebrando los grandes cambios en la Clasificación Internacional de la Situación en el Empleo (CISE). Además...
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Major Step forward for Informal Workers with New ILO Employment Categories
Changes to the International Classification of Status in Employment (ICSE) were made in October 2018. WIEGO was proud to have played an important...
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Les nouvelles catégories d’emploi de l’OIT : un grand pas en avant pour les travailleurs et travailleuses de l’informel
Par Leslie Vryehoek
WIEGO se réjouit des grands changements apportés à la Classification internationale d’après la situation dans la profession...
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Q&A: WIEGO’s New Urban Policies Director Talks Migration, 21st-century Cities and What Inspires Her Research
This week, we sit down with WIEGO’s new Urban Policies Programme Director, Caroline Wanjiku Kihato, to learn more about her background and...
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Senegal’s Dump Upgrading Doesn’t Have to Displace Waste Pickers
The theme of World Habitat Day 2018 is municipal solid waste management and creating “waste wise cities.” In this article, WIEGO’s Waste...
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Bangkok’s renowned street vendors march against evictions – and rally widespread support
By Chidchanok Samantrakul and Sarah Orleans Reed
After relentless evictions against their livelihoods, on 4th September 2018, Bangkok street...
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Can Waste Pickers Help Solve Delhi’s Towering Trash Problem?
With Avi Singh Majithia
Delhi’s Qutub Minar, the tallest minaret in the world, rises high above many of the capital city’s landmarks, but...
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