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    Victories for Domestic Workers in Mexico City

    Domestic workers in Mexico achieved significant victories and gained profile worldwide in December 2018.

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    Street Vendors in Lima, Peru

    Every formalization process benefits those who have money. The ones who are left behind are the ones who cannot pay. – Gloria Solórzano,...

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    Gender and Waste

    A collaborative project involving waste pickers in Latin America has shed light on the multiple levels of discrimination that women waste...

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    Voice & Leadership

    Strengthening the Voice and Leadership of Informal Women Workers Around Social Policy Issues This project built a sustained link between...

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    Peru

    OHS Project in PeruIn Lima, the OHS project’s team – Anita Luján and her colleagues from the Consorcio por la Salud, Ambiente y Desarollo...

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    Brazil – OHS Project

      WIEGO’s OHS project supported the ongoing work of the Worker’s Health Unit (PISAT) at the Institute for Collective Health at the Federal...

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    Federación Única de Trabajadores No Dependientes de Venezuela (FUTRAND)

    The United Federation of Independent Workers of Venezuela (Federación Única de Trabajadores No Dependientes de Venezuela, FUTRAND) was founded...

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    Sindicato de Trabajadores Independientes Ambulantes del Transporte y Anexos (SINTRALOC)

    The National Union of Independent Itinerant Transport and Allied Workers (SINTRALOC) was founded on November 23, 1987.  Throughout its 24...

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    Access to Public Space July 10, 2019

    For Cities to Make Progress on SDGs and the New Urban Agenda, They Must Listen to Grassroots’ Solutions

    Through a series of ambitious global commitments in recent years, governments across the world have signed on to build a more equitable and...

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  • Colombian waste picker Post
    Formalization June 24, 2019

    In Colombia, a Global Model for Inclusive Recycling is under Threat

    Without waste pickers, cities across Africa, Asia and Latin America would be buried in their own garbage. Informal recyclers have proven...

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