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  • Toolkits and Guides

    Women Waste Pickers Toolkit

    English language toolkit from the Waste and Gender Programme developed by Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO),...

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    Especial Web: Madalena, Uma Catadora

    This video in Portuguese shows a day in the life of Madalena Duarte, a Brazilian waste picker who is one of Brazil’s national leaders. ...

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  • External Blog Posts/Op Eds

    La justicia en la basura

    Este blog fue escrito por Tania Espinosa Sánchez, Coordinadora para Latinoamérica del Programa de Leyes de WIEGO, y Consejera de la Comisión...

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  • Legal Instruments

    Peru 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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  • Legal Instruments

    Peru Proyecto de ordenanza que regula el comercio ambulatorio en los espacios públicos en Lima, Perú

    Proyecto de ordenanza que regula el comercio ambulatorio en los espacios públicos en Lima, Perú

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  • Advocacy Materials

    Design for Shoeshiners in CDMX – Team 3

    Designs prepared for Mexico City Shoe Shiner’s Union by a group of design students from Mexico City’s IberoAmerican University.  ...

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  • Legal Instruments

    Ley No. 29419 que regula la actividad de los recicladores

    Texto de la Ley No. 29419 que regula la actividad de los recicladores en Perú. Vea también el Reglamento de la Ley No. 29429 que regula la...

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    LifttheCaps on NYC street vendors!

    This video explains the Street Vendor Project’s campaign for more permits for food vendors — and why they are needed. More information...

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  • Legal Instruments

    Urban Justice Center- Street Vendor Project

    This pamphlet assists street vendors in identifying if their trading spot and trading surfaces comply with New York City regulations.

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  • Legal Instruments

    Toronto Municipal Code, Street Vending

    This document contains the municipal codes that govern street vending in Toronto.

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