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Statistical BriefsInformal Workers in Senegal: A Statistical Profile
In Senegal, 84 per cent of employment is informal. This brief examines six groups of informal workers who comprised over three-quarters of...
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Advocacy MaterialsCooperativas de catadores – colchão amortecedor contra os piores impactos da pandemia
• As cooperativas de catadores funcionaram como um colchão amortecedor para os catadores do Brasil (termo pelo qual são conhecidos no país)...
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Resource DocumentsImpactos da pandemia de Covid-19 sobre a Reciclagem Inclusiva nas Cooperativas de Catadores no Brasil: Análise Comparativa 2020 – 2021
Principais Achados: As cooperativas foram rápidas na implementação dos protocolos COVID-19 nos seus galpões, conseguindo assim maior credibilidade...
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PressCOVID-19 Crisis Study March 08, 2022Press Release: WIEGO study reveals informal workers in Accra are in crisis with no recovery and no relief: going hungry, earning less than before the pandemic
A global, multi-city study by WIEGO (Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing) has found that informal workers in Accra are...
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Advocacy MaterialsCooperatives Cushion Catadores Against Worst of Pandemic
Key Points Waste-picker cooperatives cushioned Brazil’s waste pickers (known locally as catadores) against the worst economic impacts of...
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Resource DocumentsInclusive Recycling in Waste Picker Cooperatives in Brazil: Impacts of COVID-19 Comparative Analysis 2020-2021
See related brief. Key Points: Cooperatives were able to quickly implement COVID-19 protocols in the sorting sheds, thus achieving greater...
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City/Country Level ReportsCOVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy in Delhi, India: Continued Economic Impact and Uneven Recovery
There are an estimated 4.92 million informal workers in Delhi, India, comprising over 80% of the city’s total workforce. This report...
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PressAccess to Public Space February 11, 2022WIEGO Statement: WIEGO calls for an end to forced evictions of informal workers in Accra
WIEGO joins the Union of Informal Workers Associations (UNIWA) to call upon the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) in Accra, Ghana to immediately...
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City/Country Level ReportsCOVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy in Accra, Ghana: Lasting Impacts and an Agenda for Recovery
Informal workers in and around Accra’s markets – street vendors, market traders and kayayei – provide affordable goods and services and form...
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Fact Sheets/InfographicsBuilding Savda Ghevra: A story of resettlement in Delhi
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