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In these stories, workers allow you a look into their day-to-day lives: their contributions and accomplishments, the people and forces shaping their work and livelihoods, and the importance of their organizations as they fight for improved working conditions.
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Bogota Recycler Nohra Padilla Praised on World Stage
Introduction:
Nohra Padilla was waste picking on a dump in Colombia by the time she was seven years old. On April 15, 2013, her activism...
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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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