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
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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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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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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Gender and Waste: Rethinking Relations for Empowerment
Participatory methods are essential in exploring the many levels of submission and discrimination women waste pickers face and in creating...
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Decreto Supremo No 004-2009-TR: Precisan actos de discriminación en contra de las trabajadoras del hogar
Decreto Supremo Nº 004 sobre los actos de discriminación en contra de las trabajadoras del hogar.
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Ordenanza No 002: Reglamento del comercio ambulatorio en Lima, Perú
Ordenanza No 002: Reglamento del comercio ambulatorio en Lima, Perú
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“Women are always the strongest”
Paola Caviedes Martinez is a single mom concerned with children’s rights, raising children without male role models and the psychological...
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Exposure Visit to Brazil
This is a report from SEWA on their exposure visit to Brazil.
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Audiovisual Materials
The Second Mother review – master and servant roles under scrutiny
The perennially fascinating and tactless subject of 21st-century servitude is the theme of this well acted and absorbing film – to be compared...
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