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    Five Women Informal Workers Share Their Challenges in Accessing Health Services

    The poor face many challenges in accessing health services.

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    The People’s Economy and the Future of Cities

    Revaben and her husband Narsingbhai sell vegetables from the sidewalk along one of eight new model roads in Ahmedabad, India. Between about...

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    How a New Kind of “Modern” Urban Development Can Include Street Vendors

    By Victoria Okoye, Urban Advocacy Specialist, WIEGO

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    Cómo un nuevo tipo de desarrollo urbano “moderno” puede incluir a los vendedores ambulantes

    Por Victoria Okoye

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    A Durban Street Vendor Wins Precedent-Setting Victory in Court

    On March 7, 2018, John Makwicana passed away at the age of 71. John fearlessly took on the challenging battle of defending the rights of...

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    Seis mitos sobre las estadísticas de la economía informal

    Los mitos abundan en el campo de las estadísticas de la economía informal y van desde nociones de “no hay estadística alguna”, hasta  “las...

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    Glass Ceilings and Concrete Floors: Measuring Progress in Women’s Employment

    2015 marks the 20th anniversary of the Fourth UN World Conference on Women held in Beijing, China in 1995. To mark this historic anniversary,...

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