Livelihoods

COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy: Street Vendors in New York City, USA

COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy is a WIEGO-led 12-city longitudinal study that assesses the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on specific...

COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy: Canners in New York City, USA

COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy is a WIEGO-led 12-city longitudinal study that assesses the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on specific...

New Report on NYC Street Vendors and Canners Reveals Depth of COVID Exclusion on Informal Workforce

• January 27, 2021
• Online

Tens of thousands of New York City residents make a living on NYC’s streets and sidewalks, selling food, merchandise, and recycling...

COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy: Informal Workers in Pleven, Bulgaria

COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy is a WIEGO-led 12-city longitudinal study that assesses the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on specific...

COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy Study: City Fact Sheets

City Fact Sheets: 1 – Accra (Ghana) COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy in Accra, Ghana: Lasting Impacts and an Agenda for Recovery...

The Recognition and Protection of Informal Traders in COVID-19 Laws: Lessons from Africa

This paper analyses the COVID-19 laws of 41 Anglophone, Francophone and Lusophone African countries with an informal trading lens. It considers...

COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy Study: Policy Insights

Policy Insights: Key Findings and Policy Recommendations COVID-19 Vaccination and Informal Workers: Immunize, Don’t Marginalize February...

COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy Study: Global Findings

Global Findings: The COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy Study is a WIEGO-coordinated multi-city longitudinal study that assesses the...

Habitat Forum (INHAF) Webinar Series on Rethinking Indian Cities

• December 1, 2020 - December 2, 2020

The vast majority of urban workers in India today (nearly 80 per cent) are informally employed. The urban informal workforce is engaged in...

Gender Equality: a Data and Policy Dialogue

• November 24, 2020
• Online

Part of the UN DESA Global Online Policy Dialogue Series November 24, 2020: 8:00 -9:30 am EST New data from the UN Secretary-General’s report...