Global Research

Home-Based Work during the COVID-19 Crisis: Pathways of Impact and Recovery in Five Cities

In both mid-2020 and mid-2021, WIEGO assessed the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on specific groups of informal workers and their households,...

Joining Hands to Organize Home-Based Workers

In this interview, HomeNet International Coordinator Janhavi Dave tells us of proud moments in the home-based workers’ movement and shares...

Protecting Informal Workers in Public Workplaces: Lessons from Asia

The rights of “everyone” or “every worker” laid down in international law should be the bedrock for building more inclusive cities. Realizing...

EPRI Global Webinar: Expanding Social Protection Coverage to the Informal Workforce

• July 14, 2022

The impacts of the pandemic have exposed the large-scale vulnerabilities faced by workers in the informal economy, including the lack of...

SEWA Sangini Cooperative: Providing Child Care for Women Informal Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic in India

The SEWA Sangini Cooperative provides child-care services for SEWA members – all women workers in informal employment – through 11 centres...

MTE: Popular economy workers’ child-care facilities offer critical services during COVID-19 in Argentina

The Movimiento de Trabajadores Excluidos (MTE) – Excluded Workers Movement – in Argentina provides child-care services for its members,...

COVID-19 and Informal Work in 11 Cities – Executive Summary

The longitudinal multi-city study of the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on informal workers finds that earnings are still far below their...

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COVID-19 and Informal Work in 11 Cities: Recovery Pathways Amidst Continued Crisis

This Working Paper reflects the findings from the longitudinal study of nearly 2,000 informal workers in 11 cities around the world. Surveys...

The Pandemic is Not Over

The rhetoric of an easing COVID-19 pandemic obscures the array of occupational health and safety risks that the world’s informal workers...