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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

    License To Sell: The Effect Of Business Registration Reform On Entrepreneurial Activity In Mexico

    This paper estimates the economic effects of a recent reform that simplified business entry regulation in Mexico. The reform was introduced...

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  • Research Reports

    Problems with Temporary and Subcontracted Work in California

    The nature of employment is changing. Employees are increasingly seen as liabilities rather than assets, and so workers are kept at arm’s...

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  • Journal Articles

    The Constitutional Parameters of New York State’s Domestic Workers Bill of Rights

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  • Journal Articles

    Informal Traders and Planners in the Regeneration of Historic City Centres: The Case of Quito, Ecuador

    A major reason for the regeneration of historic city centres in developing countries is the possibility of benefiting from the growing mobility...

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  • Journal Articles

    Economie Informelle, Insécurité et Cohésion Sociale en Amérique Latine

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  • Policy Briefs

    The Municipal Waste and Citizenship Forum: A Platform for Social Inclusion and Participation

    A critical source of success of the Belo Horizonte model of including waste pickers into urban plans has been the high level of organization...

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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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  • Research Reports

    Situação Social das Catadoras e dos Catadores de Material Reciclável e Reutilizável (Região Sul)

    Coordenação – Sandro Pereira Silva, Fernanda Lira Goes, Albino Rodrigues Alvarez Relatórios sobre outras regiões:Centro-OesteNordesteNorteSudeste ...

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  • Research Reports

    Executive Summary – Informal Economy IEMS Monitoring Study: Waste Pickers in Belo Horizonte, Brazil

    The Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS) is a qualitative and quantitative study designed to evaluate the reality of these workers’ lives....

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