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  • Jennifer Thaís Santos Fernandes—Waste Picker Worker Story

    ‘As Bonitas’

    English   Por Jennifer Thaís Santos Fernandes   Sou Jennifer Thaís Santos Fernandes. Tenho 25 anos, sou uma jovem negra e catadora de materiais...

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  • Jennifer Thaís Santos Fernandes—Waste Picker Worker Story

    ‘The Pretty Ones’

    Português   By Jennifer Thaís Santos Fernandes   I am Jennifer Thaís Santos Fernandes. I am 25 years old and I am a young black woman and...

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  • Jennifer Thaís Santos Fernandes—Waste Picker Worker Story

    Jennifer Thaís Santos Fernandes, member of the National Movement of Waste Pickers in Brazil

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  • Report

    The Triple Crisis: Impact of COVID-19 on Informal Workers’ Care Responsibilities, Paid Work and Earnings

    COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy Policy Insights No. 3 Key findings and policy recommendations pertaining to the impact of the pandemic...

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  • Women getting water from distribution truck in Delhi, India Page

    Mujeres líderes

    English        Français   Para el Día Internacional de las Mujeres, WIEGO reunió las voces de mujeres líderes cuyas organizaciones dieron...

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  • Women getting water from distribution truck in Delhi, India Post

    Women Leaders

    Español        Français   For International Women’s Day, WIEGO amplified the voices of women leaders whose organizations stepped up...

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  • Research Reports

    COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy: Informal Workers in Bangkok, Thailand

    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

    असंगठित क्षेत्र पर कोविड-19 संकट का प्रभाव: दिल्ली में असंगठित कामगार

    कोविड-19 संकट और अनौपचारिक अर्थव्यवस्था

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  • News
    COVID-19 Crisis Study February 23, 2021

    Coping in Crisis: South African Workers’ Lives in COVID-19

    This joint WIEGO and UN Women advocacy initiative gives an in-depth account of the experiences of women informal workers in South Africa...

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  • Research Reports

    La crisis de la COVID-19 y la economía informal: Trabajadoras y trabajadores en empleo informal en Lima, Perú

    La crisis de la COVID-19 y la economía informal es un estudio longitudinal liderado por WIEGO en 12 ciudades del mundo, que se enfoca en...

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