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Region: The Americas

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  • Policy/Position Documents

    Political Platform for the Rights of Domestic Workers in Mexico

    This  Political  Platform  was  developed  during  the  1st Regional Exchange of Experiences of Women Domestic Workers: Convention 189 and...

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  • Legal Instruments

    Decreto Supremo No. 057-2004-PCM; Reglamento de la Ley General No. 27314 de Residuos Sólidos en Perú

    Decreto Supremo No. 057-2004-PCM; Reglamento de la Ley General No. 27314 de Residuos Sólidos en Perú

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  • Advocacy Materials

    Home-Based Workers Regional Meeting, Latin America

    A compilation of laws and policies protecting home-based workers (wage-employed and self-employed), the document was prepared over five years...

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  • Stories/Case Studies

    Marcelina Bautista: IDWN Latin American Regional Coordinator and General Secretary of CONLACTRAHO [Latin American and Caribbean Confederation of Domestic Workers]

    Women’s Economic Empowerment: Voice for Domestic Workers

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  • Toolkits and Guides

    San Francisco Cart Project

    About SFCP, from their website:

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    VIDEO: UN HLP Report Presentation to Secretary-General

    Full webcast of UN HLP Report Presentation to the Secretary-General event at the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly.

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  • Legal Instruments

    Street Vending Regulations in New York City- an-Overview

    This pamphlet provides an overview of Street Vending Regulations in New York City.

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  • Presentations

    Institutional Mapping of OHS in Peru

    OHS Learning Meeting May 2011

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  • Fact Sheets/Infographics

    Cooperativa Recicla Ourinhos

    Recicla Ourinhos é uma cooperativa onde um número 80 de membros é contratado pelo município para fornecer serviços de coleta, avaliação,...

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    Acceptance Speech by Nohra Padilla, 2013 Goldman Environmental Prize Ceremony

    Acceptance speech by Nohra Padilla, who won the 2013 Goldman Environmental Prize for organizing Bogota’s marginalized waste pickers...

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