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Access to Public Space November 22, 2018How Cities Can Achieve Public Space for All
Public space provides a window into the soul of a city. It is where collective urban life plays out — cycling to work, playing in a park,...
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Livelihoods August 27, 2018Can Waste Pickers Help Solve Delhi’s Towering Trash Problem?
With Avi Singh Majithia Delhi’s Qutub Minar, the tallest minaret in the world, rises high above many of the capital city’s landmarks, but...
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Livelihoods July 31, 2018Partnering with Street Vendors Led One Indian City to Model a Way Forward
Bhubaneshwar, India, provides a unique model for integrating street vendors into cities’ future plans. Through a highly collaborative and...
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Livelihoods July 09, 2018“Tomorrow is Ours”: India’s Informal Workers Declare in New Radio Programme
For 13 weeks, in 2017, the unthinkable happened for informal workers: they captivated audiences across Northern India by bringing the public...
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Livelihoods June 21, 2018For Mayors: A Five-Step Guide to including Street Vendors in Global Cities
By Carlin Carr
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Livelihoods June 05, 2018Audio: How Bangalore’s itinerant waste pickers transformed into “robust entrepreneurs”
WIEGO has a unique organizational structure — we are a network of membership-based organizations, researchers, and practitioners, all working...
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Livelihoods May 28, 2018Les 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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Livelihoods May 27, 2018Workplace 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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Livelihoods April 23, 2018Local 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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Livelihoods March 26, 2018In 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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