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Le théâtre et la chanson au service du recyclage : comment une ville brésilienne s’est y prise pour rendre populaire le recyclage et les travailleurs pauvres qui le réalisent
Par Carlin Carr
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Local Governments Should Prioritize Health and Safety for Informal Workers
The deadly factory fire at Rana Plaza five years ago this week sparked global outrage about workers’ safety. The incident in Bangladesh prompted...
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How One Brazilian City Used Theater and Song to Popularize Recycling – and the Poor Workers Behind It
Brazil has been a global trailblazer when it comes to integrating waste pickers in solid waste management systems. But its progressive policies...
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In a Thai Cooperative, Home-based Workers Share Business Tips and Work
By Carlin CarrAt a bustling Bangkok market, vendor Aurapin Sakvichit happily greets customers interested in her wares: pink dresses, designer-style...
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La vérité sur le nettoyage des vêtements à Dakar
Par Carlin Carr
À Dakar, au Sénégal, le linge sale de la ville ne se nettoie pas au cycle d’essorage.
Chaque jour, d’un bout à l’autre de...
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The Truth about How Dakar’s Clothes Get Cleaned
By Carlin Carr & Gabriella TanvéIn Dakar, Senegal, the city’s dirty laundry doesn’t get cleaned on a spin cycle. Each day, women across...
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In Delhi, a Three-Pronged Approach Raises Informal Workers’ Priorities with Urban Decision-makers
Urban employment trends in India have defied predictions and stereotypes. Rather than being increasingly absorbed into modern, formal wage...
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Aprendiendo de las “verdaderas expertas”: entrevista con la nueva coordinadora internacional de WIEGO sobre “liderar escuchando”
En enero de 2018, la Dra. Sally Roever, exdirectora del Programa de Políticas Urbanas de WIEGO, asumió el cargo de coordinadora internacional,...
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Apprendre des « vraies expertes » ou « Diriger par l’écoute » : la nouvelle coordonnatrice internationale de WIEGO en parle
En janvier 2018, Dre Sally Roever, ancienne directrice du programme Politiques urbaines WIEGO, a pris la relève en tant que coordonnatrice...
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Learning from the ‘Real Experts’: WIEGO’s New International Coordinator on Leading by Listening
In January 2018, Dr. Sally Roever, former Urban Policies Programme Director at WIEGO, took over as International Coordinator — a title, she...
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