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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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  • External Blog Posts/Op Eds

    Nexos – Blog de la redacción: La contradicción de Mancera sobre el salario mínimo

    El primer de mayo de 2014, día internacional del trabajo, el Jefe de Gobierno del Distrito Federal, Miguel Ángel Mancera, hizo un “llamado...

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  • Toolkits and Guides

    The Street Vendor Project

    From the SVP website: The Street Vendor Project is a membership-based project with more than 1,500 active vendor members who are working...

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  • Legal Instruments

    Application of the Fair Labor Standards Act to Domestic Service

    This final rule revises the duties that fall within the term companionship and the major effect is that more domestic service workers will...

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  • Legal Instruments

    Street Vendors Unite: Recommendations for Improving the Regulations on Street Vending in New York City

    This paper outlines modest proposals for improving the regulations on street vending in New York City, developed with and on behalf of the...

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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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