COVID-19 Crisis Study

Street Vendor News (GMS): A Global Review & Analysis April 2020

From Africa to Asia to Latin America, the world’s 2 billion informal workers are suffering some of the earliest and most devastating...

COVID-19 Health Guidelines For Informal Traders shareable format

Waste Pickers and COVID-19: An Interview with WIEGO’s Sonia Dias

The world’s garbage workers are on the frontlines of the pandemic, and their work has become increasingly risky as they keep cities clean....

World Day for Safety & Health at Work

April 28 is the World Day for Safety and Health at Work. The need to protect workers who provide essential services has never been greater. WIEGO...

La fuerza laboral del trabajo en domicilio del mundo pide protecciones para sobrevivir el COVID-19

COVID-19 Health Guidelines for Informal Traders

COVID-19 Poster Guidelines for Informal Traders English     

Informal Workers During the Pandemic-Cum-Lockdowns: Demands & Responses

WIEGO’s Marty Chen gave this presentation to students at the Harvard Kennedy School in April 2020 to outline what informal workers...

For Informal Workers: COVID-19 Crisis Resources

The global COVID-19 crisis is having economic and health impacts on informal workers. Information on this page is designed to help keep informal...

ZCIEA (Zimbabwe) Press Statement On The Destruction Of Vendors’ Stalls during COVID-19 Lockdown

Zimbabwe Chamber of Informal Economy Associations (ZCIEA) is deeply saddened by the horrible, inhuman and ruthless destruction of vendors’...

L’impact des mesures de santé publique sur les moyens de subsistance et la santé des travailleuse·eur·s de l’informel

Entre le 23 mars et le 8 avril 2020, WIEGO a mené une évaluation rapide pour comprendre l’impact de la COVID-19 et des mesures de santé publique...