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    Les travailleurs et travailleuses de l’économie informelle font marcher les villes pour tous : Thaïlande, Inde et Colombie, 3 comptes rendus éclairants

    Valeria Gelman et Jillian Du Pensez aux stands de nourriture délicieuse en Asie du Sud-Est, aux artistes de rue en Afrique, au conducteur...

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    Workplace Violence and Harassment: Informal Workers Also Need Protection

    By Karin Pape & Leslie Vryenhoek In city streets and markets across the Global South, street vendors have little protection from harassment,...

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    Local Governments Should Prioritize Health and Safety for Informal Workers

    The deadly factory fire at Rana Plaza five years ago this week sparked global outrage about workers’ safety. The incident in Bangladesh prompted...

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    In Delhi, a Three-Pronged Approach Raises Informal Workers’ Priorities with Urban Decision-makers

    Urban employment trends in India have defied predictions and stereotypes. Rather than being increasingly absorbed into modern, formal wage...

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    From Lima to Bangkok, WIEGO Lays Out Strategy to Improve Conditions of Informal Workers in Six Target Cities

    By Jenna Harvey It is morning rush hour in Bangkok and moto-taxi drivers ferry hurried commuters through stalled traffic. In Mexico City,...

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    Quality Child Care is a Missing Piece of the Poverty-reduction Puzzle

    A discussion with Mirai Chatterjee on SEWA’s holistic model and approach   The Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) in India has been...

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    Five Blogs that Highlight Key Achievements for Informal Workers in 2017

    The global movement of informal workers – led by worker organizations in Asia, Africa, Europe, and Latin America – made major strides this...

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    Building Collective Power

    Trabajadoras 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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    Towards a Transformative Agenda for Women’s Economic Empowerment

    By Jenna Harvey There is a growing global consensus that advancing women’s economic empowerment (WEE) is critical both as a matter of human...

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    La protection des travailleuses et des travailleurs à domicile dans les chaînes d’approvisionnement mondiales : évaluation de l’approche fondée sur les droits

    Depuis l’effondrement tragique des bâtiments du Rana Plaza au Bangladesh en 2013, les manquements au travail décent dans les chaînes...

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