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Region: The Americas

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  • Stories/Case Studies

    Después de un año, regresan aseadores de calzado a la glorieta de insurgentes

    En octubre 2017, los aseadores de calzado de la glorieta de los insurgentes fueron expulsados de sus lugares de trabajo por policías a pesar...

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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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  • Fact Sheets/Infographics

    Estadísticas Sobre el Empleo Informal en Brasil

    Nota estadística, No. 2

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  • Presentations

    World Class Cities and the Urban Informal Economy

    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: Ordenanza Municipal para el Comercio Estacionado y Ambulante

    Ordinance governing street vending in Santiago, Chile

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  • Fact Sheets/Infographics

    WIEGO’s Law and Informality Work

    Document in English, French, and Spanish.

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  • Legal Instruments

    Decreto Supremo No 005-2007-TR: Declaran el 30 de marzo como el “Día nacional de los trabajadores y trabajadoras del hogar”

    Decreto supremo Nº 005 sobre la declaración del día 30 de marzo como “Día Nacional de los Trabajadores y Trabajadoras del Hogar,” Marzo 2007. ...

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