Strategies for Street Vendors to Create “Public Space for All”
By Jenna Harvey “I want to see an eviction-free city. I want to see them [street vendors] having a right to the city, where no government,...
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From Mozambique to Mexico, Domestic Workers are Fighting for their Rights — and Telling their Stories
Domestic workers — those who cook, clean, sweep, and child-mind in private homes across the globe — face unusually challenging circumstances...
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Mexico City’s Shoe Shiners are not “Visual Contamination:” Design Solutions for a Traditional Occupation in a Changing City
By Jenna Harvey & Tania Espinosa Sanchez Mexico City’s shoe shiners (aseadores de calzado) have been earning a living on the city’s...
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Threat of A New Waste Incinerator in Mexico City Puts Informal Waste Pickers’ Livelihoods at Risk
In Mexico City, a controversy is brewing over a proposed billion-dollar waster incinerator that threatens the livelihoods of the city’s estimated...
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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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Estrategias para abordar las barreras sociales y legales para las trabajadoras del hogar de México
El primer paso incluye el lanzamiento de una plataforma política sobre seguridad social Las trabajadoras del hogar se enfrentan a muchos...
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Strategies for Addressing Social and Legal Barriers for Mexican Domestic Workers
First step includes launch of new social security policy platformDomestic workers face many challenges in their fight for better working...
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Los derechos de los recicladores y las recicladoras de Ciudad de México son reconocidos por la Comisión de Derechos Humanos
En agosto de 2016, la Comisión de Derechos Humanos del Distrito Federal (CDHDF) publicó por primera vez una Recomendación sobre el servicio...
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Mexico City’s Waste Pickers Gain Support of City’s Human Rights Commission
In August 2016, Mexico City’s Commission on Human Rights (CDHDF) issued the first-ever recommendation on waste management service to...
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