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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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