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PostCOVID-19 Crisis Study February 02, 2022Connecting Waste Pickers During the Pandemic
WIEGO’s CataSaúde Viraliza project – an online capacity building course – was created in Brazil in 2020 as a response to challenges posed...
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PostCOVID-19 Crisis Study January 28, 2022Top 5 Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2021
2021 was another tough year for informal workers. The crisis is by no means over for them, so we’re looking at what we have learnt...
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ReportCOVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy in Durban, South Africa: Lasting Impacts and an Agenda for Recovery
This report presents the Durban, South Africa, findings from Round 2 of the WIEGO-led COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy study that...
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PostCOVID-19 Crisis Study December 29, 2021Defender o acesso às vacinas contra a COVID-19: experiências de trabalhadorxs no emprego informal
À medida que a gente se aproxima do final de 2021, bilhões de pessoas têm sido vacinadas contra a COVID-19 – sendo a vacinação amplamente...
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ReportCOVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy in Pleven, Bulgaria: Lasting Impacts and an Agenda for Recovery
Pleven, Bulgaria, has a large informal worker population due in part to its large garment manufacturing sector. This report presents the...
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ReportCOVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy in Tiruppur, India: Lasting Impacts and an Agenda for Recovery
Known as the “T-Shirt Capital of the World”, Tiruppur is the seventh largest city in Tamil Nadu State, South India. Around 800,000 workers...
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Advocating for Access to COVID-19 Vaccines: Workers’ Experiences
As we near the end of 2021, billions of people have been vaccinated against COVID-19 – widely regarded as the best way out of this pandemic,...
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PressChild Care December 07, 2021Press Release: Study Shows Stalled COVID-19 Recovery Leaves Workers in Informal Employment Hungry, No Govt Relief
Nearly one-third of respondents in mid-2021 said family members had gone hungry over the last month. Despite dire need, government cash and...
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ReportLa crisis de la COVID-19 y la economía informal en Lima, Perú: impactos duraderos y una agenda para la recuperación
La crisis del COVID-19 y la economía informal es un estudio longitudinal llevado a cabo por WIEGO que evalúa los efectos de la crisis del...
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Toolkits and GuidesOi! Foi bom te ver lá na formação. Na sua turma também tinha catadores e catadoras do Brasil todo e que trabalhavam na rua ou galpão?
Cartão-Memória Cata Saúde: Este cartão-memória reconta como foi o projeto de capacitação online Cata Saúde Viraliza a partir de um diálogo...
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