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Theme: History, Debate and Theory

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  • Toolkits and Guides

    Fair and Ethical Trade: An Explanation

    This resource is a technical guide, commissioned by WIEGO. A single, technical and universally accepted definition of Fair Trade has been...

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    Waste pickers in Colombia

    In “Order 275, dating from 2011,” a lead waste picker interviews two high-level officials, who explain the content of the constitutional...

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    7/29, Keynote Address – Chatterjee

    Mirai Chatterjee, of India’s Self-employed Women’s Association, discusses the development of Universal Health Care in India and...

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  • WIEGO Network Newsletters

    WIEGO dans le Monde: Newsletter, juillet 2015

    Ce édition du bulletin WIEGO inclut:

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  • Advocacy Materials

    Advocacy Materials: Rights, Voice, Protection, and Opportunities, A Policy Response to the Informal Economy

    A set of advocacy materials on decent work for the informal economy and on inclusive urban planning for the urban working poor

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    Auto 275 de 2011

    Se presenta el contenido de esta orden de la Corte Constitucional y las implicaciones que tiene para la población recicladora en Colombia...

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    7/29, Session 4 – Q&A

    Mirai Chatterjee fields questions from the audience.

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  • Toolkits and Guides

    Toolkit: Learning and working in the informal economy

    The ‘Learning and working in the informal economy – access, skills development and transition’ Toolkit has been developed by the Technical...

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  • Page

    Poverty, Inequality & Growth Linkages

    The relationship between informality and poverty, inequality, and economic growth is complex. This section of the website explores what is...

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  • Thai home-based worker weaving handbags Page

    History & Debates

    Since its “discovery” in the 1970s, the informal economy and its role in economic development have been hotly debated. Some observers view...

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