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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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