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Homeworkers’ Rights at Risk with EU Directive Uncertainty
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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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The Destruction of Social Protection and Inclusive Labour Policies in Argentina
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Labour Rights are Human Rights! Beyond the Slogan for Workers in Informal Employment
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Waste has Worth — and So Do the Women Working to Collect It
A step-by-step guide to building empowerment among women waste pickers
By Sonia Dias and Ana Carolina Ogando
Women across the globe share...
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Partnering with Street Vendors Led One Indian City to Model a Way Forward
Bhubaneshwar, India, provides a unique model for integrating street vendors into cities’ future plans. Through a highly collaborative and...
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How the Draft WDR 2019 Got it Wrong: Rethinking and “Relinking” Social Protections for the Future of Work
The World Bank’s recently released draft of the World Development Report (WDR) 2019 makes a controversial call to delink important social...
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Informal workers and taxes: What “tax justice” looks like from below
A growing tax justice movement has been exposing the shadowy ways in which elites and large trans-national corporations often avoid paying...
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“Tomorrow is Ours”: India’s Informal Workers Declare in New Radio Programme
For 13 weeks, in 2017, the unthinkable happened for informal workers: they captivated audiences across Northern India by bringing the public...
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Planeta Verde: cooperativa colombiana revoluciona la recolección de residuos
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Planeta Verde: The Colombian Cooperative Revolutionizing Waste Picking
In celebration of International Cooperatives Day, we speak with Martha Elena Iglesias, a waste picker and the leader of Planeta Verde, a...
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Strategies for Successful Collective Actions: A step-by-step guide
This week, we take a step-by-step look at what it takes for informal workers’ to stage a successful collective action. We’ll dive into the...
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For Mayors: A Five-Step Guide to including Street Vendors in Global Cities
By Carlin Carr
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From Mozambique to Mexico, Domestic Workers are Fighting for their Rights — and Telling their Stories
Domestic workers — those who cook, clean, sweep, and child-mind in private homes across the globe — face unusually challenging circumstances...
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