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  • Research Reports

    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...

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  • Research Reports

    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...

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  • Advocacy Materials

    Mesures visant à lutter contre la violence basée sur le genre dans le contexte de la pandémie mondiale

    In this brief, we look at three countries, Indonesia, New Zealand and South Africa, that have responded to the shadow pandemic of gender-based...

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  • Advocacy Materials

    Medidas para hacer frente a la violencia de género en medio de la pandemia mundial

    In this brief, we look at three countries, Indonesia, New Zealand and South Africa, that have responded to the shadow pandemic of gender-based...

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  • Advocacy Materials

    Measures to tackle gender-based violence amid the global pandemic

    In this brief, we look at three countries, Indonesia, New Zealand and South Africa, that have responded to the shadow pandemic of gender-based...

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  • Waste picker in Latin America Post
    Legal Empowerment December 07, 2020

    Human rights violations signal urgent need to improve waste pickers’ working conditions in Latin America

    For waste pickers, harassment is a part of daily life, also before the pandemic. Our reports on human rights in Latin America serve as a...

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  • Christina Ohenewaa, a street vendor in Accra, Ghana Post
    Building Collective Power December 05, 2020

    Les travailleuse·eur·s de l’informel prévoient un long chemin vers la reprise – à moins que les gouvernements passent à l’action –

    Les informations recueillies lors du premier cycle de l’étude sur la crise de la COVID-19 et l’économie informelle menée par WIEGO dans 12...

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  • El caso de Ciudad de México, México thumbnail Report

    El caso de Ciudad de México, México

    En este documento los investigadores presentan una detalla descripción del trabajo de los recicladores que acompañan los vehículos del servicio...

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  • El Caso de Montevideo, Uruguay thumbnail Report

    El Caso de Montevideo, Uruguay

    Este reporte elaborado La investigadora contratada en el marco del Proyecto de reconocimiento de la situación de derechos humanos de los...

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  • El Conflicto Cartonero en Rosario, Argentina thumbnail Report

    El Conflicto Cartonero en Rosario, Argentina

    La investigadora contratada en el marco del Proyecto de reconocimiento de la situación de derechos humanos de los recicladores en Latinoamérica...

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