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Home-Based Work during the COVID-19 Crisis: Pathways of Impact and Recovery in Five Cities

By , on November 07, 2022

In both mid-2020 and mid-2021, WIEGO assessed the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on specific groups of informal workers and their households, including home-based workers, in 11 cities around the world.

This report presents findings from the five cities where home-based workers were part of the sample: Ahmedabad, Delhi and Tiruppur, India; Bangkok, Thailand; and Pleven, Bulgaria. Among the four groups in the WIEGO-led study sample, home-based workers were the most badly affected in 2020 and least able to recover by 2021 with the crisis having multiple reinforcing impacts on home-based workers and their families. This report provides evidence and insights from this study on the degree and pathways of impact of the COVID-19 crisis on home-based workers and concludes with common demands of home-based workers from the five study cities for a just and inclusive recovery.

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Chen, Martha A., and Sinha, Shalini. Home-Based Work during the COVID-19 Crisis: Pathways of Impact and Recovery in Five Cities. WIEGO Resource Document No. 28, , . WIEGO, 2022. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/resource-document-no-28-home-based-workers-covid.pdfChen, M. A., and Sinha, S. (2022). Home-Based Work during the COVID-19 Crisis: Pathways of Impact and Recovery in Five Cities. WIEGO Resource Document No. 28, , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/resource-document-no-28-home-based-workers-covid.pdfChen, Martha A., and Sinha, Shalini. "Home-Based Work during the COVID-19 Crisis: Pathways of Impact and Recovery in Five Cities." WIEGO Resource Document No. 28, WIEGO, 2022, .Chen Martha A., and Sinha Shalini. "Home-Based Work during the COVID-19 Crisis: Pathways of Impact and Recovery in Five Cities." WIEGO Resource Document No. 28 (2022). https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/resource-document-no-28-home-based-workers-covid.pdfChen, M A, and Sinha, S 2022, 'Home-Based Work during the COVID-19 Crisis: Pathways of Impact and Recovery in Five Cities', WIEGO Resource Document No. 28, , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/resource-document-no-28-home-based-workers-covid.pdfMartha A Chen, and Shalini Sinha, 'Home-Based Work during the COVID-19 Crisis: Pathways of Impact and Recovery in Five Cities' (2022) WIEGO Resource Document No. 28 Chen M. A., and Sinha S. Home-Based Work during the COVID-19 Crisis: Pathways of Impact and Recovery in Five Cities. WIEGO Resource Document No. 28. 2022. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/resource-document-no-28-home-based-workers-covid.pdfChen, Martha A., and Sinha, Shalini. Home-Based Work during the COVID-19 Crisis: Pathways of Impact and Recovery in Five Cities. WIEGO Resource Document No. 28. 2022. , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/resource-document-no-28-home-based-workers-covid.pdf

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