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  • Legal Instruments

    Ordenanza No 246 sobre el Comercio ambulatorio en el Distrito del Rimac, Perú

    Ordenanza No 246 sobre el Comercio ambulatorio en el Distrito del Rimac, Perú

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  • Legal Instruments

    Decreto Supremo No. 005-2010-MINAM

    Reglamento de Ley No. 29419 que regula la actividad de los Recicladores en Perú

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  • Toolkits and Guides

    Women Waste Pickers Toolkit

    English language toolkit from the Waste and Gender Programme developed by Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO),...

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    Especial Web: Madalena, Uma Catadora

    This video in Portuguese shows a day in the life of Madalena Duarte, a Brazilian waste picker who is one of Brazil’s national leaders. ...

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  • External Blog Posts/Op Eds

    La justicia en la basura

    Este blog fue escrito por Tania Espinosa Sánchez, Coordinadora para Latinoamérica del Programa de Leyes de WIEGO, y Consejera de la Comisión...

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  • Legal Instruments

    Peru 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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  • Legal Instruments

    Peru 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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  • Advocacy Materials

    Design for Shoeshiners in CDMX – Team 3

    Designs prepared for Mexico City Shoe Shiner’s Union by a group of design students from Mexico City’s IberoAmerican University.  ...

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  • Legal Instruments

    Law: Domestic Work Employees – Labor Standards (California)

    Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights for the state of California

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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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