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Research Reports
COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy: Informal Workers in Accra, Ghana
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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Worker Story
The Art of Recovery: A Johannesburg Reclaimer’s Story
Ernestine Mohloboli, a former artist who now makes a living collecting waste in Johannesburg, has long been a proponent of organizing reclaimers....
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Worker Story
View from the Mountain: A South African Waste Picker’s Uphill Battle during COVID-19
When COVID-19 hit, it was South African waste picker Justina Kgoele’s resourcefulness that got her through the worst of the crisis....
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COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy Study: City Fact Sheets
City Fact Sheets: 1 – Accra (Ghana) COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy in Accra, Ghana: Lasting Impacts and an Agenda for Recovery...
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Trabajadoras y trabajadores en empleo informal ven un largo camino hacia la recuperación, a menos que los gobiernos actúen
La crisis de la COVID-19 y la economía informal Conclusiones principales y recomendaciones de políticas relativas a los efectos del confinamiento...
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Les travailleuse·eur·s de l’informel prévoient un long chemin vers la reprise – à moins que les gouvernements passent à l’action –
La crise de la COVID-19 et l’économie informelle Conclusions principales et recommandations en matière de politiques relatives aux effets...
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COVID-19 Crisis Study January 06, 2021WIEGO in The Economist
“Someone from the public or the government doesn’t wake up one morning and think ‘Let’s think about the waste pickers’,” she says. “These...
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COVID-19 Crisis Study January 06, 2021Three Examples of Why Workers’ Voices Matter During the COVID-19 Crisis
Sixty per cent of the world’s workforce consists of informal workers. Their voices are crucial to unpack the hardship, injustice, and possibility...
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COVID-19 Crisis Study January 06, 2021
Las voces de lxs trabajadorxs importan: Tres ejemplos que lo demuestran
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COVID-19 Crisis Study January 06, 2021
Trois exemples de l’importance des voix des travailleuse·eur·s pendant la crise de la COVID-19
Soixante pour cent de la population occupée dans le monde est constituée de travailleuse·eur·s de l’informel. Leurs voix sont cruciales pour...
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