Five Case Studies that Illustrate Steps Toward an Inclusive City
Creating “inclusive cities” is a hot topic right now. Habitat III has just wound up in Quito, Ecuador – the UN’s urban conference that brought...
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“Our role has been to make the informal economy visible and give it validity”
Renana Jhabvala discusses the UN Secretary-General’s first-ever High-level Panel (UN HLP) for Women’s Economic EmpowermentRenana Jhabvala...
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Child care for women informal workers proves essential to earning power
By Rachel Moussié Women’s economic empowerment is a central feature of development debates today. A key focus is the economic and social...
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How home-based workers in Ahmedabad formed a union to improve their lives
By Carlin Carr In the first of a series of photo essays from Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing & Organizing (WIEGO) Carlin Carr...
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Conmemorando los 20 años de la histórica ley internacional sobre las trabajadoras y los trabajadores a domicilio
Recordando una tarjeta postal de Ginebra y reafirmando una campaña Shalini Sinha, Sector Specialist, Home-Based Workers
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Commemorating 20 Years of Landmark Convention for Homeworkers
Remembering a Postcard from Geneva and Reaffirming a Campaign Shalini Sinha, Sector Specialist, Home-Based Workers
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Five Women Informal Workers Share Their Challenges in Accessing Health Services
The poor face many challenges in accessing health services.
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Un nuevo estudio de investigación da voz a los recicladores y las recicladoras
A menudo se ignora el hecho de que los recicladores y las recicladoras son capaces de expresar sus preocupaciones, responder a desafíos y...
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A New Research Study Gives Voice to Waste Pickers
The fact that waste pickers are capable of voicing their concerns, responding to challenges, and contributing to cities and to the urban...
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The People’s Economy and the Future of Cities
Revaben and her husband Narsingbhai sell vegetables from the sidewalk along one of eight new model roads in Ahmedabad, India. Between about...
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