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  • City/Country Level Reports

    COVID-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 Reports

    COVID-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 Reports

    COVID-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 Reports

    COVID-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 Reports

    Executive 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 Reports

    The 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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  • Research Reports

    Making home-based work environments safer, healthier and productive: Case Study (2)

    This brief is a part of WIEGO’s documentation of Mahila Housing SEWA Trust’s (MHT) work to capture insights on their work that has...

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  • Research Reports

    Making home-based work environments safer, healthier and productive: Case Study (1)

    This brief is a part of WIEGO’s documentation of Mahila Housing SEWA Trust’s (MHT) work to capture insights on their work that has...

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  • Research Reports

    Making home-based work environments safer, healthier and productive: Emergency relief in crisis and disaster situations; COVID-19 relief

    This brief is a part of WIEGO’s documentation of Mahila Housing SEWA Trust’s (MHT) work to capture insights on their work that has...

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  • Research Reports

    Making home-based work environments safer, healthier and productive: Promoting energy efficiency & climate resilience (2)

    This brief is a part of WIEGO’s documentation of Mahila Housing SEWA Trust’s (MHT) work to capture insights on their work that has...

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