All posts in The Americas
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Organizing Briefs
Street Vendors Organising: The Case of the Women’s Network (Red de Mujeres), Lima, Peru
This Briefing Note describes the background, objectives, activities and achievements of the Women’s Network as an example of better practice...
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Journal Articles
Contribution of cooperative sector recycling to greenhouse gas emissions reduction: A case study of Ribeirão Pires, BrazilWaste Management
Abstract: Solid waste, including municipal waste and its management, is a major challenge for most cities and among the key contributors...
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Books & Book Chapters
Street Vendors and the Right to the City
Ambulantes e Direito à Cidade também está disponível em Português.
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Journal Articles
Recycling Livelihoods: A Global Network Supports Waste-Pickers in Latin America
Standing for long hours in line to receive your first paycheck may sound pretty stressful. However, for recyclers in Bogotá, their first...
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Journal Articles
Technology, informal workers and cities: insights from Ahmedabad (India), Durban (South Africa) and Lima (Peru)
This special issue on urban livelihoods was developed in collaboration with WIEGO.
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Journal Articles
Varieties of Capitalism and Employment Relations: Informally Dominated Market Economies
The varieties of capitalism and employment relations literature have largely focused on formally regulated market economies, with a general neglect...
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Toolkits and Guides
Asociación Nacional de Recicladores de Colombia
Información sobre la Asociación Nacional de Recicladores de Colombia
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Presentations
La Medición de la Informalidad en Venezuela
Taller de Estadísticas del Sector Informal en América Latina (OIT/WIEGO)
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Audiovisual Materials
Waste pickers in Colombia
In “Order 275, dating from 2011,” a lead waste picker interviews two high-level officials, who explain the content of the constitutional...
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Audiovisual Materials
Flash Mob Reciclagem Popular – Minas Gerais
Mais de 300 pessoas, entre catadores de materiais recicláveis e apoiadores da causa, participaram do Flah Mob Reciclagem Popular que aconteceu...
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