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    Livelihoods August 21, 2018

    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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    Livelihoods July 31, 2018

    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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    Livelihoods July 18, 2018

    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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    Livelihoods July 09, 2018

    “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: 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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    Livelihoods June 26, 2018

    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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    Livelihoods June 21, 2018

    For Mayors: A Five-Step Guide to including Street Vendors in Global Cities

    By Carlin Carr

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    Livelihoods June 19, 2018

    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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    Livelihoods June 15, 2018

    What’s Changed for Domestic Workers since C189? Our Legal Team Unpacks the Progress

    16 June 2011 was a momentous day for domestic workers around the globe. After a long, worker-led struggle, the International Labour Organization...

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