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Mamuna Mohammed, a head load porter (kayayei), carries bananas through Agbogbloshie Market in Accra, Ghana

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  • Waste pickers collecting recyclables on Kpone Landfill in Accra, Ghana Post
    COVID-19 Crisis Study September 01, 2020

    Ghanaian government leaves waste pickers to fend for themselves amidst COVID-19 pandemic

    In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, with informal workers worldwide struggling to earn a living, the Ghanaian government began the decommissioning...

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  • Waste pickers collecting recyclables on Kpone Landfill in Accra, Ghana Post
    COVID-19 Crisis Study September 01, 2020

    El gobierno de Ghana deja desamparadas a las personas recicladoras en medio de la pandemia de COVID-19

    En medio de la pandemia de COVID-19, mientras las personas trabajadoras en empleo informal de todo el mundo luchan por sobrevivir, el gobierno...

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  • Waste pickers collecting recyclables on Kpone Landfill in Accra, Ghana Post
    COVID-19 Crisis Study September 01, 2020

    Le gouvernement ghanéen laisse les récupératrice·eur·s de matériaux se débrouiller seul·e·s face à la pandémie de la COVID-19

    En pleine pandémie COVID-19, alors que les travailleuse·eur·s de l’informel du monde entier luttent pour gagner leur vie, le gouvernement...

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  • Advocacy Materials

    Bâtir un Dakar plus inclusif et plus prospère : Recommandations reçues des travailleuses et travailleurs de l’informel

    Ce rapport examine les contributions que les travailleuse·eur·s de l’informel apportent à Dakar.

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  • News
    COVID-19 Crisis Study August 18, 2020

    Support for women informal workers in South Africa is urgent

    In an article in The Conversation, WIEGO’s Mike Rogan and Caroline Skinner argue that job losses show that support for women informal...

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  • Law & Informality Insights

    The Impact of COVID-19 Laws on Informal Workers: A Review of 51 Countries

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  • Advocacy Materials

    Social Protection Responses Brief 4 English

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  • Advocacy Materials

    Social Protection Responses Brief 3 English

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  • Advocacy Materials

    Social Protection Brief 1 English

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  • Informal worker Iris Lamiorkor runs a snack stand at Kwame Nkrumah Circle Market. Unlike other vendors who sell during the day Page

    Social Protection Briefing Notes

    WIEGO has produced a series of briefs to analyze the Social Protection Responses to COVID-19, drawing from WIEGO’s database of social...

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