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Livelihoods December 27, 2017Five Blogs that Highlight Key Achievements for Informal Workers in 2017
The global movement of informal workers – led by worker organizations in Asia, Africa, Europe, and Latin America – made major strides this...
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Livelihoods December 27, 2017Five Blogs from 2017 that Take on Big Ideas for Informal Workers
As a global research-policy-action network, WIEGO’s team members are in a unique position to lead debates and contribute grounded new ideas...
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Livelihoods December 18, 2017Creating “cities for all” requires more than one-size-fits-all regulation
Study shows informal workers in the Global South perceive regulations as being both positive and negativeFrom street vending permits to permissions...
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Livelihoods December 11, 2017Cobertura sanitaria universal: una perspectiva del trabajador en empleo informal
La atención sanitaria es un tema candente en todo el mundo. La Cobertura sanitaria universal (CSU) se ha convertido en un estandarte para...
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Livelihoods November 23, 2017Waste pickers in Medellín, Popayán, and Montería receive their first payment as recycling public service providers
Technical team and leaders of ARRECICLAR in Medellín. Photo: Arreciclar
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Building Collective Power November 06, 2017Trabajadoras y trabajadores a domicilio de América Latina celebran la puesta en marcha de una nueva organización regional
Los y las trabajadoras a domicilio de América Latina han dado un importante paso con la creación de un frente unido que luche por su visibilidad...
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Livelihoods October 16, 2017From blood tests to aerobic dance: Training improves workers’ access to new Thai health fund – and their ideas are inspiring
Thailand is a global innovator when it comes to health promotion and prevention practices. Its Universal Health Coverage (UHC) system was...
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Livelihoods October 09, 2017Recicladores y recicladoras de Medellín y Popayán y Montería reciben primer pago por servicios públicos de reciclaje
Equipo técnico y líderes de ARRECICLAR en Medellín. Foto: Arreciclar
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Livelihoods October 03, 2017Bangkok’s Informal Workers Essential to Formal and Informal Functioning of City, Study Says
A Q&A on a recently released scan of four occupational sectors We spoke with the authors of a recently released study, “Informal...
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Livelihoods September 19, 2017What’s the legal recourse for street vendor evictions?
WIEGO’s law team discusses how administrative law can empower and protect informal workers in urban public spaces
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