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Livelihoods July 28, 2015Informal Workers’ Access to Health Services
Discussions about health inequalities often focus on the barriers that poor people face in accessing health services. This is certainly an...
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Livelihoods July 20, 2015A 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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Livelihoods July 13, 2015Imagining 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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Livelihoods June 16, 2015Celebrando 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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Livelihoods June 16, 2015Celebrating 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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Livelihoods May 25, 2015The Fair Trade Movement for Informal Workers
A Q&A with Elaine Jones during World Fair Trade Week
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Livelihoods May 20, 2015Adding 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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Livelihoods May 20, 2015Sumando 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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Livelihoods May 07, 2015What 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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Livelihoods May 04, 2015Seis 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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