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  • Advocacy Materials

    Domestic Workers Count Too: Implementing Protections for Domestic Workers: ITUC/UN Women Briefing Kit

    Based on personal testimonies from Bolivia, the State of New York, USA, the Philippines and South Africa, the ITUC-UN Women briefing kit...

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  • Presentations

    Women’s Empowerment in Emerging India

    These remarks were presented at the 2016 India Conference at Harvard.

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  • Legal Instruments

    Local Laws for Refuse and Recycling Collection

    This document contains a list of the local laws regarding curbside refuse and recycling collection services provided by the City of Buffalo. ...

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  • Legal Instruments

    Sidney Street Vending Policy, 2005

    This document outlines the policy and procedures for street vending in the town of Sidney.

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    VIDEO: Interview with Paulina Paucar Peña (Peru–FEDEVAL/CUT)

    In this interview, Paulina Paucar Peña, who sells clothes at a market in Lima, tells us how the trade union organising campaign has helped...

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  • Presentations

    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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  • Legal Instruments

    Law: Bogotá (Colombia) Res DG-08807

    Law governing the administration of street vendors’ association operating in the city of Bogotá, Colombia

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    Substitution of Animal Traction Vehicles in Bogota

    In 2003, the national transit code sought to eradicate animal traction vehicles or animal pulled carts that would have affected hundreds...

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    VIDEO: Reciclaje: Tres casos

    Para mejorar sus condiciones laborales y medios de sustento,  los recicladores tienen que ser incluidos en los sistemas de gestión de residuos....

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  • Legal Instruments

    Ley No 27475: Que Regula la Actividad de Lustrabotas, Perú

    Ley No 27475: Que Regula la Actividad de Lustrabotas, Perú

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