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  • Legal Instruments

    A Guide to Street Vending in New York City

    This poster is a guide that outlines the complicated and sometimes unfair rules that govern street vending in New York City.

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  • Legal Instruments

    Direct Sellers Act

    This Act regulates door to door selling and requires that such vendors get licenses and has rules about direct sales contracts including...

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    Cooperatives in Uruguay

    Link:  www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCQJMbJ6_HM

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  • Presentations

    Reflexiones de una Usauaria de Encuestas de Hogares

    Taller de Estadísticas del Sector Informal en América Latina (OIT/WIEGO)

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  • Stories/Case Studies

    Nohra Padilla Receives 2013 Goldman Environmental Award

    Unfazed by powerful political opponents and a pervasive culture of violence, Nohra Padilla organized Colombia’s marginalized waste pickers...

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  • Legal Instruments

    National Brazilian Waste Policy

    “This is a law document. This law establishes the Brazilian National Policy on Solid Waste; it amends the Law no. 9,605, February 12,...

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  • Fact Sheets/Infographics

    IEMS: La Investigación-Acción Lleva y Resultados Concretos

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  • Legal Instruments

    Resolución de Superintendencia No 191-2005/SUNAT: Establecen registro de empleadores de trabajadores del hogar, trabajadores del hogar y sus derecho habientes

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  • Legal Instruments

    Proyecto de ordenanza que regula el comercio ambulatorio en los espacios públicos en Lima, Perú

    Proyecto de ordenanza que regula el comercio ambulatorio en los espacios públicos en Lima, Perú

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  • Legal Instruments

    Modificaciones a la Ley General de Residuos Sólidos

    Decreto Legislativo No 1065, que modifica la Ley No 27314, Ley General de Residuos Sólidos

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