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In these stories, workers allow you a look into their day-to-day lives: their contributions and accomplishments, the people and forces shaping their work and livelihoods, and the importance of their organizations as they fight for improved working conditions.
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Coura Ndiaye – a waste picker leader in Dakar, Senegal
Coura Ndiaye – or “Mother Coura” as people call her out of respect for her age and the number of years she has worked as a waste picker –...
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Norma Palacios, a domestic worker leader in Mexico City
Norma Palacios is one of the co-founders and leaders of SINACTRAHO, a domestic workers’ union in Mexico that seeks to raise awareness of...
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Renu, a Vendor Leader in Bangkok, Thailand
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Renu is the leader of the Muubaan Nakila Service Cooperative, which is active in her housing estate in Bangkok. Along with other...
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Reshmaben Bashirkhan Pathan, a home-based worker organizer in Ahmedabad, India
Reshmaben is an organizer with the Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA). She learnt tailoring from her mother when she was 14. Now, at...
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Rukaya Bawule, a kayayei leader in Accra, Ghana
Rukaya Bawule is 26 years old and a leader of the kayayei, or headporters, in Agbogbloshie market in Accra, Ghana. Through her organization,...
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Jennifer Thaís Santos Fernandes–Catadora de materiais recicláveis
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‘As Bonitas’
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Por Jennifer Thaís Santos Fernandes
Sou Jennifer Thaís Santos Fernandes. Tenho 25 anos, sou uma jovem negra e catadora de materiais...
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‘The Pretty Ones’
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By Jennifer Thaís Santos Fernandes
I am Jennifer Thaís Santos Fernandes. I am 25 years old and I am a young black woman and...
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Marcelina Bautista, founder of the Center for Support and Training of Domestic Workers in Mexico
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Jennifer Thaís Santos Fernandes, member of the National Movement of Waste Pickers in Brazil
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