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  • Project Reports

    Technology and the Future of Work: Experiences of informal waste workers and street vendors in Dhaka, Lima, and Nairobi

    “Through  a  year-long  project  supported  by  the  Rockefeller  Foundation, Practical  Action  and  WIEGO  (Women  in  Informal ...

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  • Legal Instruments

    Argentina Law: Ley No. 1166 de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (Argentina)

    Updates to the laws governing street vending on public roads in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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  • Presentations

    Challenges of informal employment in Mexico City

    The Round Table “Informal Employment in Mexico City: Challenges and Perspectives 2017” was organized on February 16, 2017 as...

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  • Advocacy Materials

    Diseño para aseadores CDMX – Equipo 6

    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

    Decreto Supremo No. 057-2004-PCM

    Reglamento de la Ley General No. 27314 de Residuos Sólidos en Perú

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  • Presentations

    Reporte de Participante Nacional – Colombia

    Taller de Estadísticas del Sector Informal en América Latina (OIT/WIEGO)

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  • Legal Instruments

    Government Resource: New York City General Vendor License Page

    New York City webpage on general vendor license applications (does not apply to food vendors, art vendors, or First Amendment vendors)

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  • Legal Instruments

    City of Lawrence Street Vendors Administrative Policy, 2003

    This document contains the licensing requirements for Street Vendors in Lawrence.

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  • Legal Instruments

    Toronto Municipal Code, Streets and Sidewalks

    This document contains the municipal codes that govern tbe use of sidewalks in Toronto, and includes codes on vending on sidewalks.

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  • Presentations

    OHS Initiative for Informal Workers – The Case Study of Brazil

    OHS Learning Meeting May 2011

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