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A Durban Street Vendor Wins Precedent-Setting Victory in Court
On March 7, 2018, John Makwicana passed away at the age of 71. John fearlessly took on the challenging battle of defending the rights of...
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Imagining Just and Equitable Cities with Renowned Architect Rahul Mehrotra
Rahul Mehrotra is a practicing architect, urban designer, and educator. He is Professor of Urban Design and Planning and Chair of the Department...
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Celebrating International Domestic Workers’ Day with Myrtle Witbooi, Pioneering Activist for the Movement
Myrtle Witbooi never intended to become a domestic worker. She had planned on studying nursing, but when a family asked her to help caretake...
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Celebrando el Día Internacional de las Trabajadoras del Hogar con Myrtle Witbooi, activista pionera en el movimiento
Myrtle Witbooi no planeaba ser trabajadora del hogar; lo que quería era estudiar enfermería. Pero cuando una familia le pidió ayuda para...
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The Fair Trade Movement for Informal Workers
A Q&A with Elaine Jones during World Fair Trade Week
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Sumando las voces de los trabajadores en la economía informal a la nueva agenda urbana
El mes pasado se reunieron en Nairobi 700 personas en la Segunda Sesión del Comité Preparatorio de la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas...
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Adding Informal Workers’ Voices to the New Urban Agenda
Last month in Nairobi, 700 participants gathered at the Second Session of the Preparatory Committee of the United Nations Conference on Housing...
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What the Rana Plaza Disaster Taught Us about Worker Safety Everywhere
The Rana Plaza disaster in Bangladesh in 2013 revealed the deathly factory conditions of garment workers, many of whom were stitching for...
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Six Myths about Informal Economy Statistics
Myths abound in the field of informal employment statistics—from ‘there are none’ to ‘they don’t tell us anything.’ Here are answers to some...
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Seis mitos sobre las estadísticas de la economía informal
Los mitos abundan en el campo de las estadísticas de la economía informal y van desde nociones de “no hay estadística alguna”, hasta “las...
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