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  • Street vendor in Salvadore, Brazil Statistical Briefs

    Pessoas em emprego informal no Brasil: Um perfil estatístico

    Pessoas trabalhadoras do Brasil, pessoas trabalhadoras domésticas do Brasil, pessoas catadoras de recicláveis brasileiras, COVID-19 no Brasil. ...

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  • Research Reports

    Engendering informality statistics: gaps and opportunities: Working paper to support revision of the standards for statistics on informality

    Informality is a dynamic and multidimensional concern that demands gender-sensitive data. In 2018, globally, more than 60% of employment...

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  • Fact Sheets/Infographics

    Workers in Informal Employment in Brazil: A Statistical Snapshot of 2019 and 2020

    This snapshot examines data on informal employment in Brazil nationally in 2019 and 2020, showing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, with...

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  • Street vendor in Salvadore, Brazil Statistical Briefs

    Informal Workers in Brazil: A Statistical Profile

    This brief examines data on employment in Brazil from 2012, 2019 and 2020, with a focus on five groups of workers who are mainly informal. ...

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  • Journal Articles

    Book Review: The Informal Economy Revisited: Examining the Past, Envisioning the Future

    Released in 2020, the book “The Informal Economy Revisited: Examining the Past, Envisioning the Future” has been reviewed by...

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  • Domestic worker in Brisa del Este, Santo Domingo Post
    Statistics June 30, 2022

    Domestic Workers Worldwide: 5 Key Facts

    In this blog, we highlight statistics that make visible the size and significance of the domestic worker sector. Data from 155 countries...

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  • Statistical Briefs

    Domestic Workers in the World: A Statistical Profile

    Globally, there are almost 76 million domestic workers and 76 per cent are women. This Statistical Brief, prepared jointly by WIEGO and ILO,...

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  • Statistical Briefs

    Informal Workers in Senegal: A Statistical Profile

    In Senegal, 84 per cent of employment is informal. This brief examines six groups of informal workers who comprised over three-quarters of...

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  • Statistical Briefs

    Informal Workers in Chile: A Statistical Profile

    WIEGO’s latest Statistical Brief, Informal Workers in Chile: A Statistical Profile, provides insight into the impact ​ ​COVID-19 and the...

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  • Brazilian catadora with recyclables Statistical Briefs

    Catadores de materiais recicláveis no Brasil: um perfil estatístico

    O Brasil é líder no reconhecimento de seus mais de 281.000 catadores informais em cadeias de reciclagem e nas estatísticas oficiais do...

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