Invisible Workers, Laboring in the Shadows

Published: Oct. 21, 2015, 1 p.m.

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Millions of people around the world work in jobs that aren\\u2019t formally recognized or afforded legal protections typical of wage earning jobs. They\\u2019re often not even thought of as legitimate work.

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On this edition of Making Contact, we\\u2019re going to meet people making work where there is no work for them. From recyclers, to border couriers, to waste pickers, we\\u2019re exploring the informal labor sector and what some are doing to gain greater recognition, protections, and rights.

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  • Landon Goodwin, recycler and pastor and also featured in documentary Dogtown Redemption
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  • Aicha al Azzouzi\\xa0border courier
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  • Salma\\xa0al Azzouzi, Aicha\\u2019s oldest daughter
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  • Charles Gachanga Gichonge,\\xa0creator of the Mustard Seed Courtyard clean-up campaign
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  • Antony Makau, Dandora resident
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  • Richard Munene,\\xa0Dandora restaurant owner
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  • Sally Roever, Urban Policy Director for Women in Informal Employment Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO)
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  • Malati Gadgil, KKPKP
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