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  • Organizing Briefs

    Organising Street Vendors: “Gente de Confiar” Radio Progamme, Lima, Peru

    An authentically democratic community requires open channels of communication between citizens. Street markets offer a natural setting for...

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  • Books & Book Chapters

    Chapter 3 – Different Sectors, Different Challenges

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  • Fact Sheets/Infographics

    A Crise Econômica Global e a Economia Informal – Ficha informativa

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  • City/Country Level Reports

    Executive Summary – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Waste Pickers in Bogotá, Colombia

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  • Research Reports

    Executive Summary – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Home-Based Workers

    This is the Executive Summary of the full Sector Report that synthesizes qualitative and quantitative data from the first (2012) round of...

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  • Technical Briefs

    How to Assess Security of Tenure and Emulate Mortgages for Financing Semi-Formal Homes: Lessons from Mahila Housing SEWA Trust

    Nohn and Bhatt’s Technical Brief examines how the Mahila Housing Trust (MHT) has tackled the issue of housing loans in contexts of tenure...

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  • Books & Book Chapters

    Key Drivers of Asset Erosion and Accumulation in Informal Employment: Findings from the Informal Economy Monitoring Study

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  • Research Reports

    Exploring the Role of Improved Access to Public Goods and Services

    This paper reports on a Policy Dialogue of the JWP (Joint Work Programme) Annual Meeting 2016. WIEGO is one of the Cities Alliance members...

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  • Policy/Position Documents

    WIEGO’s Position on Dump Closures

    Livelihood plans must be an integral component of any dump closure process  Waste pickers around the globe contribute to a cleaner environment,...

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  • Policy/Position Documents

    Posicionamento da WIEGO sobre FECHAMENTO DE LIXÕES

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