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  • COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy banner Page

    Estudio sobre la crisis de la COVID-19 y la economía informal

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  • OECD Development Matters News
    COVID-19 Crisis Study January 13, 2021

    Marty Chen and Laura Alfers’ blog for the OECD

    A new social contract for informal workers: Bridging social protection and economic inclusion

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  • Street vending in times of COVID-19 (Hindi) Toolkits and Guides

    Street vending in times of COVID-19 (Hindi)

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    Street vending in times of COVID-19 (English)

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  • The Economist logo News
    COVID-19 Crisis Study January 06, 2021

    WIEGO in The Economist

    “Someone from the public or the government doesn’t wake up one morning and think ‘Let’s think about the waste pickers’,” she says. “These...

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  • Waste picker in Bogata, Colombia Post
    COVID-19 Crisis Study January 06, 2021

    Trois exemples de l’importance des voix des travailleuse·eur·s pendant la crise de la COVID-19

    Soixante pour cent de la population occupée dans le monde est constituée de travailleuse·eur·s de l’informel. Leurs voix sont cruciales pour...

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    COVID-19 Crisis Study January 06, 2021

    Three Examples of Why Workers’ Voices Matter During the COVID-19 Crisis

    Sixty per cent of the world’s workforce consists of informal workers. Their voices are crucial to unpack the hardship, injustice, and possibility...

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

    COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy Policy Insights No. 1 Key findings and policy recommendations pertaining to lockdown effects on...

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  • Advocacy Materials

    Mesures visant à lutter contre la violence basée sur le genre dans le contexte de la pandémie mondiale

    In this brief, we look at three countries, Indonesia, New Zealand and South Africa, that have responded to the shadow pandemic of gender-based...

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