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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

    Graduation Speech at Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University

    Ela Bhatt, founder of SEWA and a founding member of WIEGO, was the speaker at the graduation for the Walsh School of Foreign Service. She...

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    VIDEO: Should the City of Los Angeles Legalize Street Vending?

    The Department of Urban and Regional Planning (URP) at Cal Poly Pomona hosted a symposium (1-hour) on street vending on May 19, 2016. Organized...

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  • Legal Instruments

    Ordinance Pertaining to the Regulation of Temporary Vendors Permits in the City of Brookings

    This document outlines the ordinacnes that pertain to the regulation of temporary vendor permits.

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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: Lei No. 6.586 – Classifica o comerciante ambulante para fins trabalhistas e previdenciários

    Brazilian law classifying street vendors for the purpose of labor and social security law

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  • Fact Sheets/Infographics

    Gender and Waste: Rethinking Relations for Empowerment

    Participatory methods are essential in exploring the many levels of submission and discrimination women waste pickers face and in creating...

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  • Legal Instruments

    Decreto Supremo No 004-2009-TR: Precisan actos de discriminación en contra de las trabajadoras del hogar

    Decreto Supremo Nº 004  sobre los actos de discriminación en contra de las trabajadoras del hogar.

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  • Legal Instruments

    Ordenanza No 002: Reglamento del comercio ambulatorio en Lima, Perú

    Ordenanza No 002: Reglamento del comercio ambulatorio en Lima, Perú

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