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  • Research Reports

    2013 Labour Overview. Latin America and the Caribbean.

    Twenty years after the Labour Overview was first published, we analyze the challenges facing Latin America and the Caribbean today. We also...

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  • Journal Articles

    Informal recycling and occupational health in Santo André, Brazil

    Abstract: The collection of recyclables is a widespread activity among urban poor, particularly in countries with large socio-economic disparities....

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  • Journal Articles

    RéplicaNexos

    Sin duda los problemas del crecimiento económico en México merecen estar en el centro de la discusión pública.

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  • Research Reports

    Informalidad y Urbanismo Social en Medellín

    La ciudad de Medellín, después de unas décadas de aislamiento e involución caracterizadas por altos índices de inseguridad, violencia y segregación...

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  • Books & Book Chapters

    Making labor law work for part-time and contingent workers

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  • Research Reports

    The Informal Economy: Experiences of African Americans

    FIELD Program (Microenterprise Fund for Innovation, Effectiveness, Learning and Dissemination)

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  • Research Reports

    Temporary Help Workers in the U.S. Labor Market

    Summary: The number of jobs in the temporary help services industry reached an all-time high of 2.9 million in May 2015, accounting for 2.4...

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  • Fact Sheets/Infographics

    Fact Sheet: Women Organizing for Fair Trade in Nicaragua

    Details of the MDG3-funded Fair Trade project in Nicaragua

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  • Advocacy Materials

    Saúde e Segurança Ocupacionais e Trabalho Doméstico

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    VIDEO: Cronicas de una lucha por la inclusion (Numero 3) – Si es Posible

    Este es el tercero producto de las Cronicas de una lucha por la inclusion. from christian Mantilla on Vimeo.

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