Minas Gerais: Waste Picker Health & Safety
An exploratory health risk mapping in five waste picker cooperatives in Brazil considers waste pickers’ work routines and workplace...
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Nexos – Blog de la redacción: La contradicción de Mancera sobre el salario mínimo
El primer de mayo de 2014, día internacional del trabajo, el Jefe de Gobierno del Distrito Federal, Miguel Ángel Mancera, hizo un “llamado...
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Dogtown Redemption
A documentary trailer that tells the story of Americans who survive by recycling trash in Oakland, CA. Visit the Dogtown Redemption website Redemption...
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New York State, Article 15, Human Rights Law
This executive law is enacted to ensure that every individual shall have an equal opportunity to participate fully in the economic, cultural...
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Studies in “Non-Standard” Employment in Canada
Presentation for the WIEGO meeting on “Measuring Informal Employment in Developed Countries” 31 October-1 November 2008, Harvard University ...
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Fact Sheet: Women Organizing for Fair Trade in Nicaragua
Details of the MDG3-funded Fair Trade project in Nicaragua
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Salud y Seguridad Ocupacional y Trabajo del Hogar
Este informe contiene los resultados de un proyecto de investigación de cuatro años sobre la salud y seguridad ocupacional (SSO) y los trabajadores...
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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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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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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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