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Livelihoods December 27, 2017Five Blogs from 2017 that Take on Big Ideas for Informal Workers
As a global research-policy-action network, WIEGO’s team members are in a unique position to lead debates and contribute grounded new ideas...
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Livelihoods December 18, 2017Creating “cities for all” requires more than one-size-fits-all regulation
Study shows informal workers in the Global South perceive regulations as being both positive and negativeFrom street vending permits to permissions...
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Livelihoods December 11, 2017Cobertura sanitaria universal: una perspectiva del trabajador en empleo informal
La atención sanitaria es un tema candente en todo el mundo. La Cobertura sanitaria universal (CSU) se ha convertido en un estandarte para...
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Building Collective Power November 06, 2017Trabajadoras y trabajadores a domicilio de América Latina celebran la puesta en marcha de una nueva organización regional
Los y las trabajadoras a domicilio de América Latina han dado un importante paso con la creación de un frente unido que luche por su visibilidad...
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Livelihoods September 19, 2017What’s the legal recourse for street vendor evictions?
WIEGO’s law team discusses how administrative law can empower and protect informal workers in urban public spaces
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Livelihoods July 31, 2017Joburg’s Reclaimers Win Important First Victory in Fight Against Privatization
On July 13, hundreds of Johannesburg’s informal waste pickers (known locally as “reclaimers”) — men and women who have been collecting, separating,...
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Gender and Waste Project March 07, 2017Photo Essay: Inside Efforts to Strengthen Leadership among Women Waste Pickers
WIEGO’s Organizing and Representation Programme and Urban Policies Programme works with waste picker organizations in South Africa and Brazil...
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Livelihoods February 16, 2017Can informal employment actually reduce poverty?
Findings from South Africa suggest that supporting informal employment could help countries reach development goals by Mike Rogan &...
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Livelihoods February 03, 2017Worker’s Story: Sizakele Ncube’s new sewing machine brings both improved income and new worries
Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve been exploring technologies used by informal workers to improve their productivity and some of the challenges...
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Livelihoods January 27, 2017Tecnología en la base de la pirámide económica: ¿Qué impide que llegue a los trabajadores y trabajadoras en empleo informal?
Por Kendra Hughes
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