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City/Country Level ReportsCOVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy in Ahmedabad, India: Lasting Impacts and an Agenda for Recovery
The study sample in Ahmedabad – the largest city and financial capital of Gujarat State in Western India – included domestic workers, home-based...
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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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Technical BriefsInclusive Public Space Planning & Design: Lessons from Asiye eTafuleni, Durban, South Africa.
This document reflects on the work of Asiye eTafuleni, a non-profit organization operating out of inner-city Durban, South Africa. Asiye...
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City/Country Level ReportsCOVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy in Durban, South Africa: Lasting Impacts and an Agenda for Recovery
This report presents the Durban, South Africa, findings from Round 2 of the WIEGO-led COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy study that...
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City/Country Level ReportsCOVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy in Pleven, Bulgaria: Lasting Impacts and an Agenda for Recovery
Pleven, Bulgaria, has a large informal worker population due in part to its large garment manufacturing sector. This report presents the...
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City/Country Level ReportsCOVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy in Tiruppur, India: Lasting Impacts and an Agenda for Recovery
Known as the “T-Shirt Capital of the World”, Tiruppur is the seventh largest city in Tamil Nadu State, South India. Around 800,000 workers...
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City/Country Level ReportsCOVID-19 Crisis and Canners in New York City, USA: Lasting Impacts and an Agenda for Recovery
Canners represent many underserved populations in New York City, including racially or ethnically marginalized groups, undocumented immigrants,...
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City/Country Level ReportsCOVID-19 Crisis and Street Vendors in New York City, USA: Lasting Impacts and an Agenda for Recovery
Between 10,000 and 20,000 New Yorkers make their living selling food or merchandise on the city’s streets. This report presents the NYC Street...
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Research ReportsExecutive Summary: The Crisis is Far from Over for Informal Workers
This summary provides a preliminary overview of how the COVID-19 pandemic has continued to affect the world’s more than 2 billion informal...
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Research ReportsThe Crisis is Far from Over for Informal Workers — We Need an Inclusive Recovery for the Majority of the World’s Workforce
COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy – Global Findings, Round 2 Policy Insights No. 8 In The Crisis is Far from Over for Informal Workers...
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