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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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Audiovisual Materials
Number 5: Steps Towards Compliance With Order 275 of 2011
In “Steps Towards Compliance with Order 275 of 2011”, the fifth video in the series Chronicles of a Fight for Inclusion, waste pickers recount...
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