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  • Policy/Position Documents

    Proposals and demands of workers in informal employment for the new government of Mexico City

    This Platform contains a list of proposals and demands to move towards guaranteeing the rights of informal workers.  This document can also...

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    VIDEO: Our Work is Honest Work

    This video profiles a domestic worker and organizer in the U.S. who talks about the pride she has for her work, her family and her dreams....

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    VIDEO: Empowering Women at the Bottom of the Pyramid

    At Harvard’s annual India Conference on February 6, 2016, Renana Jhabvala, National Coordinator of SEWA and chair of the WIEGO Board, was...

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  • Legal Instruments

    Ordinance Pertaining to the Regulation of Food Trucks in the City of Brookings

    This document outlines the ordinacnes that pertain to the regulation of food trucks.

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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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  • 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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