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  • Audiovisual Materials

    VIDEO: The Warrior Within: Empowering Women Waste Pickers

    The Gender and Waste Project has been an ongoing-platform for women waste pickers to voice their opinions and perspectives on gender inequalities,...

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  • Legal Instruments

    Peru Ley No 27597: Que Modifica Ley 27475 Lustrabotas, Perú 2001

    Ley No 27597: Que Modifica Ley 27475 Lustrabotas, Perú 2001

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    VIDEO: Recicladores de AREMARPO reciben pago por sus servicios en Popayán

    Este video muestra el proceso organizativo que llevó a los recicladores y las recicladoras de la Asociación de Recolectores de Materiales...

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  • Advocacy Materials

    Panorama de la situación de trabajadores y trabajadoras en empleo informal en la Ciudad de México: Recomendaciones para una ciudad más inclusiva

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    LifttheCaps on NYC street vendors!

    This video explains the Street Vendor Project’s campaign for more permits for food vendors — and why they are needed. More information...

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  • Legal Instruments

    Urban Justice Center- Street Vendor Project

    This pamphlet assists street vendors in identifying if their trading spot and trading surfaces comply with New York City regulations.

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  • Legal Instruments

    Information and Application for Roaming Food Vending Permits on City Property

    “This document provides information on the The Roaming Food Vending Permit which encompasses the sale of approved food and non-alcoholic...

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    Uruguay Takes the Lead to Protect Domestic Workers

    Providing protection for the world’s millions of domestic workers has taken a major step forward. In April 2012, Uruguay became the...

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  • Toolkits and Guides

    The Rockefeller Foundation’s Informal City Dialogues

    According to the website, “the Informal City Dialogues is a year-long project supported by the Rockefeller Foundation and conducted...

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  • Stories/Case Studies

    Collective Bargaining and Domestic Workers in Uruguay

    Through the collective bargaining process, the Sindicato Unico de Trabajadoras Domsticas (SUTD) has been able to win rights including a seniority...

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