All posts in The Americas
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Research Reports
La certificación de competencias laborales
Este documento discute el proceso para la certificación de competencias laborales usado en Colombia y el papel que WIEGO desempeña en apoyo...
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Journal Articles
World at work: Brazilian ragpickers
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Research Reports
Measuring informal employment in Mexico
Seminar for the WIEGO Workshop on Informal Employment in Developed Countries, Cambridge, MA, 31 October – 1 November 2008
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Books & Book Chapters
Making labor law work for part-time and contingent workers
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Journal Articles
On Castles and Commerce: Zoning Law and the Home-Business Dilemma
Discusses how zoning laws can prevent or enable the development of home-based businesses in the United States.
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Books & Book Chapters
Informal Governance and Organizational Success: The Effects of Non-Compliance among Lima’s Street Vending Organizations
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Worker Story
God is My Alarm Clock: A Brazilian Waste Picker’s Story
The story of an informal worker, Mrs. Maria Brás, who was a tireless force in the struggle of waste pickers in Brazil to overcome persecution...
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Policy Briefs
Integrating Informal Workers into Selective Waste Collection: The Case of Belo Horizonte, Brazil
This Briefing Note explores the origin and key elements of public policy focused on the integration of waste pickers in Belo Horizonte, Brazil....
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Research Reports
Trabalho Informal e Direito à Cidade
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Research Reports
Situação Social das Catadoras e dos Catadores de Material Reciclável e Reutilizável (Região Nordeste)
Coordenação – Sandro Pereira Silva, Fernanda Lira Goes, Albino Rodrigues Alvarez Relatórios sobre outras regiões:Centro-OesteNorteSudesteSul ...
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