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Research Reports
Sumário Executivo: Vendedoras e Vendedores de Rua da Região Metropolitana de Lima
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Journal Articles
Linking Trade and Labour Standards: A Promising Synergy or Double-edged Sword? Acta Juridica
Trade liberalisation is increasingly promoted and regulated through regional, bilateral or unilateral trade arrangements. In recent years...
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Journal Articles
Land, Life, and Security: An Interview with Edgardo Garcia, Secretary General of the Association of Farm Workers in Nicaragua
Abstract: This is an interview with Edgardo Garcia, Secretary General of the Association of Farm Workers in Nicaragua and Oscar Berríos from...
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Statistical Briefs
Statistics on Street Vendors and Market Traders in Metropolitan Lima and Urban Peru
Based on this survey, the brief reviews trends in street vending and market trade in Lima and in urban Peru between 2004 and 2015. It also...
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Journal Articles
The unexpected power of informal workers in the public square: A comparison of Mexican and U.S. organizing models
Abstract: Street vendors in Mexico and day laborers in the United States, both groups of informal workers who labor in public space, face...
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Research Reports
Measuring Nonstandard Employment in the United States
Paper for the WIEGO meeting on “Measuring Informal Employment in Developed Countries” 31 October-1 November 2008, Harvard University
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Research Reports
Enforcement Strategies for Empowerment: Models for the California Domestic Workers Bill of Rights
UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, Research and Policy Brief No. 30
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Audiovisual Materials
First Congress of Latin American Waste Pickers. Managua, February 2012 (Video)
The Latin American Wastpicker’s movement has grown from 5 to 17 member countries in the last 5 years. United and strong their demand...
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Advocacy Materials
Afya na Usalama Katika Maeneo ya Kazi na Kazi za Nyumbani
(Swahili)
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Legal Instruments
Law: Bogotá Res DG-137-07
Law governing street vendors’ associations in Bogotá, Colombia
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