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  • Workers in the informal economy from six different sectors. A Domestic Worker, a Garment Worker, a Home-Based Worker, a Street Vendors / Market Trader, a Transport Worker, and a Waste Picker. Press
    COVID-19 Crisis Study November 25, 2020

    Press Release: Informal workers face a stark recovery

    español Locked down, then locked out: Informal workers face a stark recovery Over 60% of the world’s employed population works in the informal...

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  • Christina Ohenewaa, a street vendor in Accra, Ghana Post
    Building Collective Power November 23, 2020

    Trabajadoras y trabajadores en empleo informal ven un largo camino hacia la recuperación, a menos que los gobiernos actúen

    Los datos arrojados por la primera fase del estudio sobre la crisis de la COVID-19 y la economía informal, dirigido por WIEGO en 12 ciudades,...

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  • Christina Ohenewaa, a street vendor in Accra, Ghana Post
    Building Collective Power November 20, 2020

    Informal Workers See a Long Road to Recovery Ahead — Unless Governments Act

    Data from the first round of the WIEGO-led COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy Study in 12 cities point to three common patterns across...

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  • UN DESA Gender Equality Policy Dialogue Nov 24 2020

    Gender Equality: a Data and Policy Dialogue

    • November 24, 2020
    • Online

    Part of the UN DESA Global Online Policy Dialogue Series November 24, 2020: 8:00 -9:30 am EST New data from the UN Secretary-General’s report...

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  • Advocacy Materials

    SEWA & COVID 19: A Holistic Response

    The COVID 19 pandemic-cum-lockdown in India have impacted the physical, mental and economic health of SEWA’s members and other informal workers...

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  • Stories / Case Studies
  • Stories / Case Studies
  • DW in Johannesburg Research Reports

    WIEGO Briefing Note on Violence at Work

    The ILO Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190), and the accompanying Recommendation (R206) were adopted in 2019. This briefing...

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  • Homebased worker in India Nov 16 2020

    United Nations Virtual Forum on Business and Human Rights

    • November 16, 2020 - November 18, 2020
    • Geneva (Online)

    The United National Virtual Forum on Business and Human Rights is the largest global gathering with a focus on trends, challenges and progress...

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