All posts in The Americas
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Fact Sheets/Infographics
WIEGO in the World: Latin America
This document reviews WIEGO’s work in Latin America, including in the areas of knowledge generation, capacity building, strengthening...
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Legal Instruments
Employment Rights Act, 2012
This Act makes provisions for the rights of employed persons in Barbados.
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Policy/Position Documents
Proposals and demands of workers in informal employment for the new government of Mexico City
This Platform contains a list of proposals and demands to move towards guaranteeing the rights of informal workers. This document can also...
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Stories/Case Studies
Marcelina Bautista: IDWN Latin American Regional Coordinator and General Secretary of CONLACTRAHO [Latin American and Caribbean Confederation of Domestic Workers]
Women’s Economic Empowerment: Voice for Domestic Workers
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Toolkits and Guides
National Domestic Workers Alliance
Founded in 2007, the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) is the nation’s leading voice for the millions of domestic workers in the...
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Toolkits and Guides
The LA Street Vendor Campaign
The Los Angeles Street Vendor Campaign (LASVC) is the initiative to legalize street vending on Los Angeles’ city sidewalks. The organizing...
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Legal Instruments
Sidewalk Vending District Program
This report outlines the history of the City’s Sidewalk Vending Program, in Los Angeles, the City’s Existing Sidewalk Vending Law, comparative...
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Audiovisual Materials
VIDEO: Interview with Paulina Paucar Peña (Peru–FEDEVAL/CUT)
In this interview, Paulina Paucar Peña, who sells clothes at a market in Lima, tells us how the trade union organising campaign has helped...
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Presentations
The Informal Recycling Sector in Brazil
Presentation at WIEGO Colloquium, ‘World Class Cities’ and the Urban Informal Economy: Inclusive Planning for the Working Poor
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Legal Instruments
Law: Lei No. 6.586 – Classifica o comerciante ambulante para fins trabalhistas e previdenciários
Brazilian law classifying street vendors for the purpose of labor and social security law
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