Livelihoods

COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy: Informal Workers in Accra, Ghana

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: Blogs

Blogs: Informal economy workers tell of COVID-19 crucial issues Workers in the informal economy lost close to 80 per cent of their...

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

Research shows COVID-19 devastated workers’ earnings, wiped out their savings, and forced them into economic freefall, without relief from...

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...