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  • Impact on informal workers rapid assessment COVID-19 Advocacy Materials

    Impact of public health measures on informal workers’ livelihoods: Rapid assessment

    Between 23 March-8 April, WIEGO conducted a rapid assessment to understand how the COVID-19 crisis is impacting informal workers in Africa,...

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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 05, 2020

    STREET VENDORS: Essential Goods and Urgent Needs

    Photo: Feliciana Carcasi Luque sells food at the Mercado Modelo Pamplona in Lima, where some vendors who sell essentials have been allowed...

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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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  • 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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  • Advocacy Materials

    Message from President of SAITA on the effects of COVID-19 to the informal business economy

    In an open letter, Rosheda Muller, President of South African Informal Traders Alliance (SAITA), has called on governments to support informal...

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  • Street Vendor and Public Space Cover Audiovisual Materials

    Interview with Caroline Skinner on Street Vendors and Public Space for WIEGO Blog

    Caroline Skinner, WIEGO’s Urban Research Director, discusses the launch of our new e-book, Street Vendors and Public Space: Essential...

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  • Liberia Street Vendor Post
    Access to Public Space February 14, 2020

    Podcast Interview: Caroline Skinner on Street Vendors and Public Space

    In this podcast interview with Urban Research Director Caroline Skinner, she discusses WIEGO’s new e-book, Street Vendors and Public...

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  • Advocacy Materials

    Street Vendors and Public Space: An interactive e-book

    Through photography and text, this e-book offers an in-depth look at the important role street vendors play in cities, the challenges they...

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