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    Livelihoods October 05, 2018

    Q&A: WIEGO’s New Urban Policies Director Talks Migration, 21st-century Cities and What Inspires Her Research

    This week, we sit down with WIEGO’s new Urban Policies Programme Director, Caroline Wanjiku Kihato, to learn more about her background and...

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    Livelihoods September 07, 2018

    Bangkok’s renowned street vendors march against evictions – and rally widespread support

    By Chidchanok Samantrakul and Sarah Orleans Reed After relentless evictions against their livelihoods, on 4th September 2018, Bangkok street...

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    Livelihoods July 31, 2018

    Partnering with Street Vendors Led One Indian City to Model a Way Forward

    Bhubaneshwar, India, provides a unique model for integrating street vendors into cities’ future plans. Through a highly collaborative and...

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    Livelihoods June 21, 2018

    For Mayors: A Five-Step Guide to including Street Vendors in Global Cities

    By Carlin Carr

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    Livelihoods May 21, 2018

    As Bangkok Vendors Face Eviction, New York’s Offer Solidarity, Ideas

    By Carlin Carr

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    Livelihoods May 08, 2018

    “Take away these tolls”: How Accra’s poorest market workers got their wages back

    By Carlin CarrAccra’s colorful, bustling markets run on the back-breaking labour of some of the city’s poorest and most vulnerable. Goods...

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    Livelihoods February 06, 2018

    Across Peru, Municipalities are “Upgrading” Street Vendors to Roofed Markets. Is it Really Improving Conditions?

    Municipalities across Peru have been employing a strategy to improve conditions for street vendors: support their movement from sellers on...

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    Livelihoods December 18, 2017

    Creating “cities for all” requires more than one-size-fits-all regulation

    Study shows informal workers in the Global South perceive regulations as being both positive and negativeFrom street vending permits to permissions...

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    Livelihoods September 19, 2017

    What’s the legal recourse for street vendor evictions?

    WIEGO’s law team discusses how administrative law can empower and protect informal workers in urban public spaces

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    Livelihoods May 20, 2017

    Nothing for us without us: Participatory processes and the New Urban Agenda

    Half the world’s population live in cities, and urban informal workers make important economic, social, and environmental contributions to...

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