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A global delegation of technical experts and worker representatives from WIEGO and global networks of workers in informal employment attend the 2025 International Labour Conference

Featured Story Key Outcomes from the 2025 International Labour Conference and Why They Matter for Workers in Informal Employment

Featured Story The Climate Tragedy of Rio Grande do Sul Revisited from the Perspective of Waste Pickers

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Featured Story The Destruction of Social Protection and Inclusive Labour Policies in Argentina

Featured Story Amid austerity and aid cuts, workers need to deepen their understanding of domestic financing of social protection

A market trader at her stall in Bangkok, Thailand. Credit: Paula Bronstein/ Getty Images

Featured Story Street Vendors and Market Traders in 12 Countries: Key Facts

Featured Story A Year in Street Vendor Trends, and What To Watch in 2025

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Livelihoods March 19, 2018

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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Livelihoods March 19, 2018

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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Livelihoods March 19, 2018

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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Livelihoods March 08, 2018

Los aseadores de calzado no son contaminación visual

por Jenna Harvey & Tania Espinosa Sanchez Los aseadores de calzado se han ganado la vida en las calles de la ciudad por más de un siglo....

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Livelihoods March 07, 2018

Mexico City’s Shoe Shiners are not “Visual Contamination:” Design Solutions for a Traditional Occupation in a Changing City

By Jenna Harvey & Tania Espinosa Sanchez Mexico City’s shoe shiners (aseadores de calzado) have been earning a living on the city’s...

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Livelihoods March 01, 2018

Threat of A New Waste Incinerator in Mexico City Puts Informal Waste Pickers’ Livelihoods at Risk

In Mexico City, a controversy is brewing over a proposed billion-dollar waster incinerator that threatens the livelihoods of the city’s estimated...

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Livelihoods March 01, 2018

Ponen en riesgo el sustento de vida de recicladores informales con proyecto de incineración de basura en la CDMX

En la Ciudad de México, la polémica continúa creciendo en torno a la construcción de una incineradora de residuos que supera los 100 mil...

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Livelihoods February 06, 2018

Across Peru, Municipalities are “Upgrading” Street Vendors to Roofed Markets. Is it Really Improving Conditions?

Municipalities across Peru have been employing a strategy to improve conditions for street vendors: support their movement from sellers on...

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Livelihoods February 06, 2018

En todo Perú, las municipalidades están “mejorando” la situación de los vendedores ambulantes con los mercados cubiertos. ¿Están realmente mejorando sus condiciones?

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Livelihoods January 26, 2018

From Lima to Bangkok, WIEGO Lays Out Strategy to Improve Conditions of Informal Workers in Six Target Cities

By Jenna Harvey It is morning rush hour in Bangkok and moto-taxi drivers ferry hurried commuters through stalled traffic. In Mexico City,...

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The WIEGO Blog

Featured Story How Cooperatives Improve Workers’ Economic and Productive Capacities

Featured Story Homeworkers’ Rights at Risk with EU Directive Uncertainty

Featured Story From Isolation to Collective Power: Legal Empowerment for Domestic Workers

Featured Story Key Outcomes from the 2025 International Labour Conference and Why They Matter for Workers in Informal Employment

Featured Story The Climate Tragedy of Rio Grande do Sul Revisited from the Perspective of Waste Pickers

Featured Story A Tragédia Climática do Rio Grande do Sul Revisitada à Luz dos Catadore-as de Recicláveis

Featured Story The Destruction of Social Protection and Inclusive Labour Policies in Argentina

Featured Story Amid austerity and aid cuts, workers need to deepen their understanding of domestic financing of social protection

Featured Story Street Vendors and Market Traders in 12 Countries: Key Facts

Featured Story A Year in Street Vendor Trends, and What To Watch in 2025

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