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  • External Blog Posts/Op Eds

    La justicia en la basura

    Este blog fue escrito por Tania Espinosa Sánchez, Coordinadora para Latinoamérica del Programa de Leyes de WIEGO, y Consejera de la Comisión...

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  • Legal Instruments

    Peru Summary of Legal Framework on Domestic Work in Peru

    Summary of materials related to the legal framework for domestic workers.Review of the main pieces of legislation related to this occupational...

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  • Legal Instruments

    Peru Proyecto de ordenanza que regula el comercio ambulatorio en los espacios públicos en Lima, Perú

    Proyecto de ordenanza que regula el comercio ambulatorio en los espacios públicos en Lima, Perú

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  • Advocacy Materials

    Design for Shoeshiners in CDMX – Team 3

    Designs prepared for Mexico City Shoe Shiner’s Union by a group of design students from Mexico City’s IberoAmerican University.  ...

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    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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  • Legal Instruments

    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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  • Presentations

    OHS Initiative for Informal Workers – The Case Study of Brazil

    OHS Learning Meeting May 2011

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  • Fact Sheets/Infographics

    Cooperativa Recicla Ourinhos (English)

    Recicla Ourinhos is a cooperative whose 80 members are contracted by the municipality to provide services for collection, assessment, improvement...

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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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  • Toolkits and Guides

    Participatory Sustainable Waste Management

    Welcome to the Participatory Sustainable Waste Management (PSWM) website, a knowledge-hub for innovative projects dedicated to more sustainable...

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