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  • Audiovisual Materials

    VIDEO: Street Art: Joshua Allen Harris’ Inflatable Bag Monsters

    Using only tape and garbage bags, Harris creates giant inflatable animals that become animated when fastened to a sidewalk grate.

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  • Legal Instruments

    City of Lawrence Street Vendors Administrative Policy, 2003

    This document contains the licensing requirements for Street Vendors in Lawrence.

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  • Legal Instruments

    Toronto Municipal Code, Streets and Sidewalks

    This document contains the municipal codes that govern tbe use of sidewalks in Toronto, and includes codes on vending on sidewalks.

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  • Presentations

    OHS Initiative for Informal Workers – The Case Study of Brazil

    OHS Learning Meeting May 2011

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  • Fact Sheets/Infographics

    Cooperativa Recicla Ourinhos (English)

    Recicla Ourinhos is a cooperative whose 80 members are contracted by the municipality to provide services for collection, assessment, improvement...

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  • WIEGO Network Newsletters

    Boletín Recicladores, No.1 – Año 2012

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    Recyclers in Nicaragua: A Productive and Environmental Force

    Recyclers in Nicaragua: A Productive and Environmental ForceRecyclers in Nicaragua: A Productive and Environmental Force from Erik Flakoll...

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  • External Blog Posts/Op Eds

    Out of the Shadows

    A blog written by Jenna Harvey while she was a Fulbright student in 2013-2014.

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  • Legal Instruments

    Summary of Legal Framework on Domestic Work in Peru

    Summary of materials related to the legal framework for domestic workers.Review of the main pieces of legislation related to this occupational...

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  • Presentations

    El Reciclador: Un Profesional del Siglo XXI

    Presentado en la Conferencia de los recicladores en Bogotá, Colombia   Also available in English

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