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Livelihoods June 19, 2018

From Mozambique to Mexico, Domestic Workers are Fighting for their Rights — and Telling their Stories

Domestic workers — those who cook, clean, sweep, and child-mind in private homes across the globe — face unusually challenging circumstances...
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Livelihoods June 15, 2018

What’s Changed for Domestic Workers since C189? Our Legal Team Unpacks the Progress

16 June 2011 was a momentous day for domestic workers around the globe. After a long, worker-led struggle, the International Labour Organization...
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Livelihoods May 28, 2018

Les travailleurs et travailleuses de l’économie informelle font marcher les villes pour tous : Thaïlande, Inde et Colombie, 3 comptes rendus éclairants

Valeria Gelman et Jillian Du Pensez aux stands de nourriture délicieuse en Asie du Sud-Est, aux artistes de rue en Afrique, au conducteur...
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Livelihoods May 27, 2018

Workplace Violence and Harassment: Informal Workers Also Need Protection

By Karin Pape & Leslie Vryenhoek In city streets and markets across the Global South, street vendors have little protection from harassment,...
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Livelihoods April 27, 2018

Como uma Cidade Brasileira Usou o Teatro e a Música para Popularizar a Reciclagem – e os trabalhadores pobres por trás dessa atividade

Por Carlin Carr
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Livelihoods April 25, 2018

Le théâtre et la chanson au service du recyclage : comment une ville brésilienne s’est y prise pour rendre populaire le recyclage et les travailleurs pauvres qui le réalisent

Par Carlin Carr
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Livelihoods April 25, 2018

Cómo una ciudad de Brasil ha utilizado el teatro y la canción para popularizar el reciclaje, y a los trabajadores y trabajadoras pobres que lo realizan

Por Carlin Carr
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Livelihoods April 17, 2018

How One Brazilian City Used Theater and Song to Popularize Recycling – and the Poor Workers Behind It

Brazil has been a global trailblazer when it comes to integrating waste pickers in solid waste management systems. But its progressive policies...
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Livelihoods March 08, 2018

Los aseadores de calzado no son contaminación visual

por Jenna Harvey & Tania Espinosa Sanchez Los aseadores de calzado se han ganado la vida en las calles de la ciudad por más de un siglo....
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Livelihoods March 07, 2018

Mexico City’s Shoe Shiners are not “Visual Contamination:” Design Solutions for a Traditional Occupation in a Changing City

By Jenna Harvey & Tania Espinosa Sanchez Mexico City’s shoe shiners (aseadores de calzado) have been earning a living on the city’s...
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