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  • Legal Instruments

    Labor Conditions and Rights of Men and Women Workers in Informal Employment

    Labor Conditions and Rights of Men and Women Workers in Informal Employment (Peru)

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  • Stories/Case Studies

    Después de un año, regresan aseadores de calzado a la glorieta de insurgentes

    En octubre 2017, los aseadores de calzado de la glorieta de los insurgentes fueron expulsados de sus lugares de trabajo por policías a pesar...

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  • Presentations

    Nuestra mirada sobre la informalidad

    Programa WIEGO: Fortaleciendo la voz de los trabajadores informales en las decisiones de política social en América Latina

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  • Toolkits and Guides

    The Street Vendor Project

    From the SVP website: The Street Vendor Project is a membership-based project with more than 1,500 active vendor members who are working...

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  • Legal Instruments

    Application of the Fair Labor Standards Act to Domestic Service

    This final rule revises the duties that fall within the term companionship and the major effect is that more domestic service workers will...

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  • Legal Instruments

    Street Vendors Unite: Recommendations for Improving the Regulations on Street Vending in New York City

    This paper outlines modest proposals for improving the regulations on street vending in New York City, developed with and on behalf of the...

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  • Fact Sheets/Infographics

    Estadísticas Sobre el Empleo Informal en Brasil

    Nota estadística, No. 2

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  • Presentations

    World Class Cities and the Urban Informal Economy

    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: Ordenanza Municipal para el Comercio Estacionado y Ambulante

    Ordinance governing street vending in Santiago, Chile

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  • Fact Sheets/Infographics

    WIEGO’s Law and Informality Work

    Document in English, French, and Spanish.

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