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    Waste Integration in South Africa (WISA)

    Informal waste pickers play an integral role in South Africa’s waste industry and keep tonnes of material out of landfills. Now, they are...

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    Fiscal Justice

    Q&A: Feeding cities: Informal retailers play crucial role in urban food security

    Supermarkets have spread rapidly across the Global South, but what implications does this growth have on informal food retailers and the...

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    Livelihoods

    Roma, galardonada y candidata a los Óscar y algunas lecturas imprescindibles sobre el trabajo del hogar

    El próximo mes, sabremos si el conmovedor retrato del director Alfonso Cuarón Orozco sobre una trabajadora del hogar en México en los años...

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    Livelihoods

    Year in Review: Five reflections on the “Future of Work”

    What will work look like in a future of robots and automation? This question has taken the year by storm, but the debates often overlook...

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    Livelihoods

    Cinco reflexiones sobre el “futuro del trabajo”: un año de debates

    ¿Cómo será el trabajo en un futuro con robots y automatización? Este tema ha sido profundamente abordado durante el año, pero los debates...

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    Livelihoods

    Against the Odds: Resilience, Solidarity and Community Spirit Keep Warwick Markets Alive

    Photos by Jonathan TorgovnikAbout half-a-million people flow through Warwick Junction every day — every one of them a potential customer...

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    Access to Public Space

    How 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

    How a pyramid sketch redefined the informal economy — and the new data that is putting that 20-year-old idea to the test

      By Mike Rogan

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    Future of Work

    How the Draft WDR 2019 Got it Wrong: Rethinking and “Relinking” Social Protections for the Future of Work

    The World Bank’s recently released draft of the World Development Report (WDR) 2019 makes a controversial call to delink important social...

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    Livelihoods

    For Mayors: A Five-Step Guide to including Street Vendors in Global Cities

    By Carlin Carr

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