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  • Dec 07 2017

    Street Vendors and Right to the City Workshop

    • December 7, 2017

    Bangkok, Thailand Photo by: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images Reportage HomeNet Thailand and WIEGO hosted the Street Vendors and Right to the...

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  • Jul 03 2017

    International Day of Cooperatives: Cooperation among workers in the informal economy

    • July 3, 2017

    Geneva, Switzerland In order to mark the celebrations of the International Day of Cooperatives (July 1st), the ILO hosted the seminar “Cooperation...

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  • Street vendor protest Post
    Building Collective Power September 10, 2019

    In times of crisis, grassroots organizations re-imagine democratic practice

    Democratic norms are under threat worldwide. Informal workers and other marginalized groups are witnessing the reversal of hard-fought wins...

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  • Street vendor protest Post
    Building Collective Power September 10, 2019

    En temps de crise, les organisations de base réinventent la pratique démocratique

    Aux quatre coins du monde, les normes démocratiques sont menacées et les conséquences à long terme s’annoncent graves. Les travailleuses...

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  • Ntombikayise Gagayi, bovine head cook at Warwick Junction, Durban Post
    Access to Public Space August 12, 2019

    For street vendors, finding water and toilets isn’t just a nuisance, it’s cutting into earnings

    Inadequate infrastructure – particularly related to clean water and toilets – and the cost of accessing these takes a heavy toll...

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  • New York City food truck vendor Post
    Access to Public Space August 06, 2019

    In a New York neighborhood, it’s the rich pushing out street vendors, not the majority

    “Lin’s” BBQ cart was once a busy operation in the center of downtown Flushing, a prosperous and predominately East Asian neighborhood in...

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  • New York City food truck vendor Post
    Access to Public Space August 06, 2019

    En un barrio de Nueva York, contra la voluntad de la mayoría, los ricos expulsan a las vendedoras y vendedores ambulantes

    El carrito de barbacoa de Lin solía ser un negocio popular en el centro de Flushing, un barrio próspero en Queens, Nueva York, con una población...

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  • New York City food truck vendor Post
    Access to Public Space August 06, 2019

    Dans un quartier de New York, contre la volonté de la plupart des résidents, les riches expulsent les vendeuses et vendeurs de rue

    La charrette à grillades de Lin était autrefois une activité très achalandée au centre-ville de Flushing, un quartier prospère et à prédominance...

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  • Project

    Habitat III

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