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    Global Recession Impact: Personal Stories from Informal Workers

    Uncertain Times The global economic crisis that rocked the world in 2008 led to increased financial hardship for informal workers, most of...

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    Elba Rojas, Street Vendor in Lima, Peru

    (Lima, November 2013) For 25 years, Elba Rojas has sold chilis in Lima’s thriving wholesale market, La Parada. She says selling fresh produce...

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    Urban Renewal, Heritage Sites & Urban Livelihoods: Devi-Ben, Street Vendor

    These are the reflections of Marty Chen, WIEGO’s International Coordinator, following an Exposure-Dialogue Programme held January 27-February...

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    Sewing a Better Future: Sarita, Home-Based Worker, Nepal

    For 11 years, Sarita Adhikary has been working with the Women Skill Development Organization in Nepal. She still vividly remembers her first...

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    Organizing for Success and Service in Accra

    Naana Adede, Accra, Ghana(2012) There is no running water at the Temas Station market in Accra, Ghana, but heavy rain has left dark puddles,...

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    Worker Stories

    The informal economy has many faces and takes many forms across several occupations. This selection of stories illuminates the struggles...

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    Gender and Waste Project March 08, 2019

    How to Hit Women’s Economic Empowerment Targets: First ensure women can recognize their own dignity and self worth

    Valdete Roza is a Brazilian waste picker and leader in her cooperative who is pioneering gender discussions with her colleagues across her...

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    Livelihoods November 06, 2018

    In Lima, modernization makes work harder for some

    Modernization in cities is meant to ease the commute for workers and offer convenience — to make lives easier. But too often, it’s the poorest...

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