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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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