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  • Legal Instruments

    Peru Decreto Supremo 005 91TR: Reconocen al trabajador ambulante la calidad jurídica de trabajador autónomo ambulatorio

    Decreto-Supremo 005 91TR: Reconocen al trabajador ambulante la calidad jurídica de trabajador autónomo ambulatorio, Perú.

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    #100ExpertosDicen Recicladores urbanos en Colombia – Federico

    Coordinador regional del programa de recicladores para América Latina de la ONG Wiego y experto en Antropología urbana, análisis de políticas...

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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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  • Audiovisual Materials

    First Congress of Latin American Waste Pickers. Managua, February 2012 (Video)

    The Latin American Wastpicker’s movement has grown from 5 to 17 member countries in the last 5 years. United and strong their demand...

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  • Advocacy Materials

    Afya na Usalama Katika Maeneo ya Kazi na Kazi za Nyumbani

    (Swahili) 

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  • Legal Instruments

    Law: Ley No. 1166 de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (Argentina)

    Updates to the laws governing street vending on public roads in Buenos Aires, Argentina

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    Crónicas de una lucha por la inclusión: Sustitución de Vehículos de Tracción Animal – Bogotá 2014

    En el año 2003, el Código Nacional de Transito pretendía eliminar los vehículos de tracción animal. Esto afectaba a miles de recicladores...

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  • Fact Sheets/Infographics

    Myths & Facts About Home-Based Workers

    Home-based work is a global phenomenon found in countries rich and poor across many industries. This document examines common myths about...

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