Waste Pickers

Nohra Padilla: Third Generation Recycler and Advocate for Organizing the Working Poor

From Waste Pickers to University Graduates in One Generation the Story of the More Family

Street Vendors

StreetNet International: Organizing Street Vendors

Sibongile Makhanya: Trading in Traditional Medicines

Home-based Workers

Home-based Garment Workers: The Impact of the Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA)

SEWA: Focus on Housing Improving the Livelihoods of Informal Workers

Global Economic Crisis

Chaya’s story

Orlando López, Rug Maker

Pushpaben’s Story

Twin Crises in Mexico

Josue Ramos, Street Vendor, Lima, Peru

Taxi Driver, Oaxaca, Mexico

Brick Maker, Oaxaca, Mexico (pdf file 109 Kb)

Pottery Maker, Oaxaca, Mexico (pdf file 110 Kb)

Tin Artisan, Oaxaca, Mexico (pdf file 161 Kb)

Alpaca Coat Seamstress, Lima, Peru (pdf file 104 Kb)

Market Vendor, Lima, Peru (pdf file 135 Kb)

Diamond Polisher, Ahmedabad, India (pdf file 36 Kb)

Plastics Factory Worker, Ahmedabad, India (pdf file 38 Kb)

Construction Worker, Ahmedabad, India (pdf file 34 Kb)

Winding Factory Worker, Ahmedabad, India (pdf file 36 Kb)

Five Case Studies on the Financial Crisis, Ahmedabad, India (pdf file 235 Kb)

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