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  • Stories/Case Studies

    Implementación de la Ley y Reglamento que Regula la Actividad de los Recicladores en los Gobiernos Locales

    Informe con dos estudios de caso sobre mejores prácticas en la instrumentación de la Ley No. 29419 y su regulación en dos localidades de...

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    Nohra Padilla, the Voice of Bogota’s Recycler at COP21

    Nohra Padilla, a Colombian waste picker/recycler advocate and recipient of the 2013 Goldman Environmental Award, is interviewed by Cities...

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    VIDEO: Sérgio Sanchez from Argentina

    In Spanish with English subtitles En español con subtítulos en inglés   From 28-30 November 2016, informal recyclers from Brazil hosted the...

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  • Policy/Position Documents

    Political Platform for the Rights of Domestic Workers in Mexico

    This  Political  Platform  was  developed  during  the  1st Regional Exchange of Experiences of Women Domestic Workers: Convention 189 and...

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  • Legal Instruments

    Decreto Supremo No. 057-2004-PCM; Reglamento de la Ley General No. 27314 de Residuos Sólidos en Perú

    Decreto Supremo No. 057-2004-PCM; Reglamento de la Ley General No. 27314 de Residuos Sólidos en Perú

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  • Advocacy Materials

    Home-Based Workers Regional Meeting, Latin America

    A compilation of laws and policies protecting home-based workers (wage-employed and self-employed), the document was prepared over five years...

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  • Legal Instruments

    Government Resource: New York City General Vendor License Page

    New York City webpage on general vendor license applications (does not apply to food vendors, art vendors, or First Amendment vendors)

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  • Legal Instruments

    City of Bend Street Vendors Policy, 2003

    To provide consistent guidelines for vendors operating on public right of way in the City of Bend.

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  • Legal Instruments

    City of Charlottetown Street Vendors By-law

    This document contains the by-laws that govern street vending in Charlottetown.

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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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