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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. Page

    Coronavirus and Waste Pickers: Decreasing the Risks

    Download and share these resources in Social Media. Ready to use on WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, etc. Click language link to download   ​​​​​​For...

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  • Constnza Maritza Macana Mora is a recycler in Bogata News
    COVID-19 Crisis Study April 09, 2020

    Global Monitoring System (GMS): Waste Pickers and COVID-19

    Waste picker news round-up and summaries relating to COVID-19 – in English, Spanish, French and Portuguese

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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. Post
    COVID-19 Crisis Study April 07, 2020

    HOME-BASED WORKERS: A New Kind of Isolation

    Home-based workers who produce goods and services for local markets or for national and international buyers have always been isolated and...

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  • Newspaper vendor Lima Post
    COVID-19 Crisis Study April 07, 2020

    Informal workers on the frontlines of COVID-19: Providing critical services without adequate protections and pay

    Although many informal workers are now considered to be “essential workers,” that was not always the case. Before the crisis, ongoing harassment...

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  • Newspaper vendor Lima Post
    COVID-19 Crisis Study April 07, 2020

    Esenciales pero desprotegidos: las trabajadoras y trabajadores en empleo informal durante la crisis

    Actualmente, a muchas personas trabajadoras en empleo informal se las considera “esenciales”, pero ese no siempre ha sido el caso. Antes...

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  • Newspaper vendor Lima Post
    COVID-19 Crisis Study April 07, 2020

    Les travailleuse·eur·s de l’informel sur le front de la COVID-19 : Fournir des services essentiels sans protection ni rémunération adéquates

    Même si plusieurs travailleuse·eur·s de l’informel sont aujourd’hui considéré·e·s comme des « travailleuse·eur·s essentiel·le·s »,...

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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. Post
    COVID-19 Crisis Study April 05, 2020

    STREET VENDORS: Essential Goods and Urgent Needs

    Photo: Feliciana Carcasi Luque sells food at the Mercado Modelo Pamplona in Lima, where some vendors who sell essentials have been allowed...

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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. News
    COVID-19 Crisis Study April 04, 2020

    Focal City Delhi: COVID-19 response

    When India went into an abrupt lockdown on March 24, it triggered a high-profile humanitarian crisis as migrant workers scrambled to get...

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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 April 03, 2020

    The world’s 2 billion informal workers can tell us what they need to endure COVID-19 crisis

    April 2, 2020 As the global COVID-19 pandemic unfolds, WIEGO is focused on the devastating consequences for informal workers, who lack labour,...

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  • Toolkits and Guides

    Recomendaciones para la prevención de la enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19) entre las trabajadoras y los trabajadores del sector de los residuos sólidos

    Este documento establece orientaciones específicas para las personas recicladoras sobre cómo protegerse contra la exposición a la enfermedad...

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