COVID-19 Crisis Study

Les travailleuse·eur·s les plus vulnérables de l’industrie du vêtement ne sont pas dans les usines : Les marques mondiales doivent les protéger

Les travailleuse·eur·s au bas de la chaîne d’approvisionnement du vêtement – des travailleuses sous-traitantes à domicile, notamment des...

The world’s most vulnerable garment workers aren’t in factories – and global brands need to step up to protect them

Workers at the bottom of the garment supply chain — subcontracted homeworkers, mostly women, who stitch from homes for some of the leading...

Las personas trabajadoras textiles más vulnerables no trabajan en fábricas: Las marcas mundiales deberían protegerlas

Las personas trabajadoras en la parte inferior de la cadena de suministro textil (trabajadoras subcontratadas, en su mayoría mujeres, que...

El impacto de las medidas de salud pública en los medios de subsistencia y en la salud de trabajadoras y trabajadores en empleo informal

Entre el 23 de marzo y el 8 de abril de 2020, WIEGO llevó a cabo una evaluación rápida para entender cómo la COVID-19 y las medidas de salud...

The Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Street Economy and Solution Proposals

“Towards a Solidarist and Participative Social Economy”  This pamphlet offers facts and figures on the informal economy in Turkey,...

Food Security and Street Vendors During COVID-19: Interview with WIEGO’s Caroline Skinner

The health crisis and related lockdowns have made accessing food a challenge for many. While grocery store workers have been deemed essential...

Impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on employment: (potential) solutions for informal/ self-employed workers

• April 21, 2020
• Online @socialprotection.org

WEBINAR April 21: WIEGO’s Laura Alfers, Director of Social Protection, and Carmen Roca, Focal City Lima Coordinator, delivered a webinar...

O CORONAVÍRUS E AS PESSOAS RECICLADORAS: REDUÇÃO DOS RISCOS

O projeto Cuidar da WIEGO no Brasil se focaliza na compreensão dos riscos à saúde que os recicladores e recicladoras enfrentam. Para apoiar...

Online Event: Cash Transfers for COVID-19 in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

• April 16, 2020
• Online

The Centre for Global Development hosted this event, which featured WIEGO’s Laura Alfers, to highlight cash transfers as a tool for...

Impact of public health measures on informal workers’ livelihoods: Rapid assessment

Between 23 March-8 April, WIEGO conducted a rapid assessment to understand how the COVID-19 crisis is impacting informal workers in Africa,...