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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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  • Legal Instruments

    Government Resource: City of Vancouver (Canada) Guide to Street and Sidewalk Use for Business

    City of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, guide to laws governing various types of street vending, busking, and other forms of business...

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  • Presentations

    OHS Initiative for Informal Workers – The Case Study of Brazil

    OHS Learning Meeting May 2011

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  • Fact Sheets/Infographics

    Cooperativa Recicla Ourinhos (English)

    Recicla Ourinhos is a cooperative whose 80 members are contracted by the municipality to provide services for collection, assessment, improvement...

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  • WIEGO Network Newsletters

    Boletín Recicladores, No.1 – Año 2012

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    Recyclers in Nicaragua: A Productive and Environmental Force

    Recyclers in Nicaragua: A Productive and Environmental ForceRecyclers in Nicaragua: A Productive and Environmental Force from Erik Flakoll...

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  • External Blog Posts/Op Eds

    Out of the Shadows

    A blog written by Jenna Harvey while she was a Fulbright student in 2013-2014.

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  • Legal Instruments

    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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  • Presentations

    El Reciclador: Un Profesional del Siglo XXI

    Presentado en la Conferencia de los recicladores en Bogotá, Colombia   Also available in English

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