Press Releases
WIEGO’s press releases feature research, advocacy and insights on the informal economy and issues affecting workers in informal employment around the world.
Featured Story Waste pickers procure government support to improve their resilience to climate change
New study from WIEGO shows 90% of waste pickers surveyed across Brazil have experienced climate-change-related extreme weather events Public Ministry of Minas Gerais signs commitment to build climate...
Read MoreFeatured Story Press Release – Waste pickers bearing brunt of extreme weather events
Brazilian study shows why waste pickers are essential to climate adaptation planning. More than 90% of waste pickers surveyed across Brazil have experienced climate change-related extreme weather events...
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Featured Story Press Release: WIEGO study reveals informal workers in Accra are in crisis with no recovery and no relief: going hungry, earning less than before the pandemic
A global, multi-city study by WIEGO (Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing) has found that informal workers in Accra are in crisis, earning far less in 2021 than they did before the...
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Featured Story Press 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 food support has stagnated since the first three months of...
Read MoreFeatured Story New calculator reveals the amount of equivalent CO2 mitigated by waste picker activity
In time for the COP 26 United Nations Climate Change Conference, a new tool for calculating greenhouse gas emissions mitigated by waste pickers activity will be shared with the public for the first time. ...
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Featured Story Personas en trabajo informal demandan ser incluidas en recuperación económica
Personas en trabajo informal demandan ser incluidas en recuperación económica Estudio de WIEGO revela que más de la mitad de las personas entrevistadas dejaron de de trabajar durante el confinamiento. ...
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Featured Story New report reveals devastating impact of COVID-19 on Delhi’s informal workers
New report reveals devastating impact of COVID-19 on Delhi’s informal workers COVID-19 devastated workers’ livelihoods and forced them into economic freefall. According to WIEGO´s research, in April...
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Featured Story 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 government. Brooklyn, NY. Wednesday, January 27, 2021. — NYC...
Read MoreFeatured Story Press Release: Informal workers face a stark recovery
español Locked down, then locked out: Informal workers face a stark recovery Over 60% of the world’s employed population works in the informal economy. A proportion not yet calculated of them were forced...
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Featured Story Press Release: Ghana waste pickers say closure threatens survival and demand government support
A decision to close landfills imminently is threatening the livelihoods of hundreds of waste pickers in both Accra and Kumasi, Ghana. Those workers are demanding assurances from the Government of Ghana...
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