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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 et la réponse de la protection sociale à la COVID-19 : Qui a reçu de l’aide ? Comment ? Et cela a fait la différence ?

    La crise de la COVID-19 et l’économie informelle Conclusions principales et recommandations en matière de politiques relatives aux mesures...

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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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  • Waste picker in Bogata, Colombia Post
  • The Economist logo News
    COVID-19 Crisis Study January 06, 2021

    WIEGO 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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  • Waste picker in Bogata, Colombia Post
    COVID-19 Crisis Study January 06, 2021

    Three 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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    Informal Workers See a Long Road to Recovery Ahead — Unless Governments Act

    COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy Policy Insights No. 1 Key findings and policy recommendations pertaining to lockdown effects on...

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  • Research Reports

    Informal Workers and the Social Protection Response to COVID-19: Who got relief? How? And did it make a difference?

    Key findings and policy recommendations pertaining to COVID-19 food and cash relief measures for informal workers based on research undertaken...

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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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