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Global Reports

Enfrentando a Crise: Recessão Persistente, Inflação Crescente, e a Força de Trabalho Informal – Resumo do relatório

Report available in English here. Relatório disponível em português aqui. Informe disponible en español aquí.

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Enfrentando a Crise: Recessão Persistente,Inflação Crescente, e a Força de Trabalho Informal (Sumário Executivo)

Report available in English here. Relatório disponível em português aqui. Informe disponible en español aquí.

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Sem almofadas para amenizar o tombo – Sumário Executivo

Report available in English here. Informe disponible en español aquí. Fact Sheet available in English here. Ficha Técnica disponible en español...

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Investing in Equality for Working Poor Women: Summary of Impact Findings from an External Evaluation

This is a summary of the impacts of a global project done by WIEGO & partners and funded by the Dutch MDG3 Fund. The project was done...

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On the Road to Zero Waste

This set of zero waste case studies profiles nine diverse communities, each providing a real-world example of authentic progress toward the...

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Coping with Crises: Lingering Recession, Rising Inflation, and the Informal Workforce

In 2009, researchers in 14 urban locales in 10 countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America conducted individual and focus group interviews...

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No Cushion to Fall Back On – Executive Summary

Report available in English here.Informe disponible en español aquí.Fact Sheet available in English here.Ficha Técnica disponible en español...

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Coping with Crises: Lingering Recession, Rising Inflation, and the Informal Workforce – Executive Summary

Executive summary of research report Report available in English here. Relatório disponível em português aqui.Informe disponible en español...

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Recovering resources, creating opportunities: Integrating the informal sector into solid waste management

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Global Reports

WIEGO Research Project: Informal Workers’ Organizing

This paper provides an overview of informal workers’ own self-organization across a number of sectors. Findings highlight both the...

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