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  • Workers in the informal economy from six different sectors. A Domestic Worker, a Garment Worker, a Home-Based Worker, a Street Vendors / Market Trader, a Transport Worker, and a Waste Picker. Post
    COVID-19 Crisis Study April 07, 2020

    HOME-BASED WORKERS: A New Kind of Isolation

    Home-based workers who produce goods and services for local markets or for national and international buyers have always been isolated and...

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  • Accra Street Vendor at Night Post
    COVID-19 Crisis Study April 01, 2020

    Cette nouvelle crise fait ressortir les vieilles injustices dans l’économie mondiale

    Les rapports sinistres sur les systèmes de santé débordés d’ici et d’autres parties de l’Europe, ainsi que de l’Amérique du Nord, ont dominé...

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  • Accra Street Vendor at Night Post
    COVID-19 Crisis Study April 01, 2020

    Esta nueva crisis acentúa las antiguas injusticias de la economía global 

    La cobertura de COVID-19 por parte de muchos de los medios de comunicación más influyentes del mundo ha estado dominada por informes desalentadores...

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  • Advocacy Materials

    HomeNet South Asia’s Demands for COVID-19 Crisis

    COVID-19 has rendered home-based workers vulnerable with absolutely no source of income and food. The governments of South Asian countries...

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  • Accra Street Vendor at Night Post
    COVID-19 Crisis Study March 30, 2020

    This new crisis underscores old injustices in the global economy

    Grim reports of overwhelmed health systems from here and other parts of Europe, as well as North America, have dominated COVID-19 coverage...

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  • Llaman a proteger economía informal Toolkits and Guides

    Llaman a proteger economía informal

    Llaman a proteger economía informal – Pide WIEGO CDMX ayudas para 52% de población activa económicamente  

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  • WP19 Working Papers

    Home-Based Workers and Urban Plans, Policies and Practice: India in Comparative Perspective

    This paper explores the impact of local government policies and urban plans on home-based workers in India and elsewhere. It presents recent...

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  • Thailand Home-based worker Project

    Homeworkers Organizing for Economic Empowerment

    From 2019-2022, the Home-based Workers Organizing for Economic Empowerment Project will help homeworkers who belong to membership-based worker...

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  • Advocacy Materials

    Towards Universal Health Coverage for Home-Based Workers in Southeast Asia

    Universal Health Coverage (UHC) has become a rallying call for the global health movement and is now officially encapsulated within the United...

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  • India home-based work Post
    Statistics November 15, 2019

    Entender el término estadístico “contratista dependiente”: Una entrevista con Firoza Mehrotra

    La inclusión de la nueva categoría “contratista dependiente” en la clasificación de la situación en la ocupación dentro de las estadísticas...

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