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Access to Public Space May 28, 2019Evicted: How Mexico City’s Shoe Shiners Fought Displacement and Challenged “Future” Cities
Shoe shiners in Mexico City have worked in Glorieta de Insurgentes Square for decades to earn their livelihoods. When they were unceremoniously...
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Global Advocacy and Negotiations May 07, 2019Where are the inclusive cities? Street vendors globally face increasing hostility
The WIEGO Urban Policies Team analyzed news articles on street vendors from six continents over the past 18 months to gain a better understanding...
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Building Collective Power April 29, 201961% of the world’s workers still fighting for 8-hour day
133 years after the Chicago working-time strike that gave rise to May Day, 2-billion workers continue to fall outside regulations for working...
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Livelihoods April 28, 2019¿Dónde están las ciudades inclusivas? Vendedores y vendedoras ambulantes en todo el mundo se enfrentan a hostilidades crecientes
El equipo de Políticas Urbanas de WIEGO analizó en los últimos 18 meses nuevos artículos sobre venta ambulante en seis países para comprender...
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Livelihoods March 12, 2019Como atingir as metas de empoderamento econômico das mulheres: Primeiro, garantir que as mulheres possam reconhecer sua própria dignidade e autoestima
Valdete Roza é uma catadora brasileira e líder em sua cooperativa. Ela é pioneira em discussões de gênero com catadoras e catadores em toda...
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Global Advocacy and Negotiations March 11, 2019Cities are undermining the potential of universal cash grants to support women’s economic empowerment and reduce poverty
Ninety-two per cent of women’s employment in the developing world is in the informal economy, and as urbanization proceeds an increasing...
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Gender and Waste Project March 08, 2019How to Hit Women’s Economic Empowerment Targets: First ensure women can recognize their own dignity and self worth
Valdete Roza is a Brazilian waste picker and leader in her cooperative who is pioneering gender discussions with her colleagues across her...
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Livelihoods March 08, 2019Working Poor Women are Redefining How to Achieve Gender Equality
For International Women’s Day, WIEGO is launching a month-long series to dive into the lives of women working in the informal economy. We...
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Building Collective Power March 08, 2019
L’égalité des sexes : les travailleuses pauvres redéfinissent la voie à suivre
En cette Journée internationale de la femme, WIEGO lance une série d’un mois sur la vie des femmes travailleuses de l’économie informelle....
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Building Collective Power March 08, 2019
Las mujeres pobres redefinen la forma de lograr la igualdad de género
Con motivo del Día Internacional de la Mujer, WIEGO va a presentar una serie de artículos durante este mes de marzo para profundizar en las...
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