COVID-19 Crisis Study

Statistical Picture

Book Launch: COVID-19 and the Informal Economy

• May 30, 2024
• Online

This webinar –co-hosted by UNU-WIDER and WIEGO– will serve to launch the book “COVID-19 and the Informal Economy: Impact, Recovery...

COVID-19 and the Informal Economy: Impact, Recovery and the Future

A key challenge for the post-COVID-19 global economy is whether the disproportionate impact of the crisis on workers in informal employment,...

Registration: Key Concepts, Approaches and Strategies to Include Informal Workers

In this briefing note we review the current debates on strategies, challenges and opportunities regarding registration in the context of...

Unlocking Strength and Resilience: The Self Employed Women’s Association’s COVID-19 Strategies in Delhi

  The Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) has over 2.5 million members across 18 states in India. SEWA organizes women workers to achieve...

Registering Informal Workers in India: e-Shram, an Opportunity Lost?

The launch of e-Shram, a national database of workers who earn a living in the informal economy, holds lessons for implementation going forward...

COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy Study: Sector Findings

Sector Findings: In both 2020 and 2021, WIEGO assessed the impact of the COVID‑19 crisis on specific groups of informal workers and their...

The Struggle for Vaccine Equity for Workers in Informal Employment Continues

Despite their essential contributions to society and high exposure to the virus, workers are often excluded from vaccine drives. A closer...

Street Vending and Market Trading During the COVID-19 Crisis: Pathways of Impact and Recovery in Nine Cities

This report draws on interviews with street vendors and market traders in nine cities – Accra, Ghana; Ahmedabad, India; Bangkok, Thailand;...

Income floors: Understanding the different policy proposals

The 2020 global pandemic catalyzed great interest in the potential of social protection to support incomes and livelihoods during times of...