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    Livelihoods February 28, 2017

    Four strategies to integrate waste pickers into future cities

    On International Waste Picker Day, WIEGO’s Sonia Dias tells us what works and the challenges ahead In recent years, waste pickers have made...

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    Livelihoods February 16, 2017

    Can informal employment actually reduce poverty?

    Findings from South Africa suggest that supporting informal employment could help countries reach development goals by Mike Rogan &...

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    Livelihoods February 13, 2017

    Protecting Homeworkers in Global Supply Chains: Evaluating The Rights-Based Approach

    Since the tragic collapse of the Rana Plaza buildings in Bangladesh in 2013, the decent work deficits in global supply chains have enjoyed...

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    Livelihoods February 13, 2017

    Protección de los y las trabajadoras a domicilio tercerizadas en las cadenas mundiales de suministro: evaluación del enfoque centrado en los derechos

    Desde el trágico colapso, en 2013, de los edificios del Rana Plaza en Bangladés, las deficiencias en el respeto de los derechos fundamentales...

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    Livelihoods February 03, 2017

    Worker’s Story: Sizakele Ncube’s new sewing machine brings both improved income and new worries

    Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve been exploring technologies used by informal workers to improve their productivity and some of the challenges...

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    Livelihoods January 27, 2017

    Estrategias para la negociación colectiva exitosa

    Las organizaciones de trabajadores y trabajadoras*  en empleo informal necesitan solidaridad, claridad y responsabilidad para conseguir victorias...

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    Livelihoods January 27, 2017

    Tecnología en la base de la pirámide económica: ¿Qué impide que llegue a los trabajadores y trabajadoras en empleo informal?

    Por Kendra Hughes

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    Livelihoods January 27, 2017

    ‘No necesitas Facebook para saber cómo recolectar residuos’

    Tecnología e innovación en la base de la pirámide económica   Nisha tiene 19 años y pasa sus días encorvada sobre una pequeña tabla en el...

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    Livelihoods January 16, 2017

    Strategies for Successful Collective Negotiations

    Informal worker organizations need solidarity, clarity and accountability to record bargaining wins It might be surprising to learn that...

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    Livelihoods January 05, 2017

    Technology at the bottom of the economic pyramid: What’s inhibiting uptake by informal workers?

    By Kendra Hughes

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