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  • Waste pickers map thumbnail Fact Sheets/Infographics

    Waste Warriors of Delhi: Locating waste picker communities across the city

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  • Home as place of work map thumbnail Fact Sheets/Infographics

    Home as place of work: Locating the home-based workers of Delhi

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  • Resource Documents

    O Ecossistema de Resíduos: O papel dos catadores e vendedores ambulantes na redução da poluição do litoral durante o carnaval de Salvador da Bahia, Brasil

    English Thomas, Brittany A., Sonia M. Dias, Cynthia Deng e Mariana Pereira Guimarães. 2021. O Ecossistema de Resíduos: O papel dos catadores...

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  • Research Reports

    COVID-19 Crisis: Understanding the Immediate Impacts on Waste Pickers

    COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy Policy Insights No. 7 Key findings and policy recommendations pertaining to waste pickers based...

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  • Working Papers

    COVID-19 and Informal Work: Distinct Pathways of Impact and Recovery in 11 Cities Around the World

    This paper presents findings from a study on the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on informal workers in 11 cities across 5 regions of the world...

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  • Research Reports

    Essential, But Unprotected: How Have Informal Workers Navigated the Health Risks of the Pandemic?

    La crisis de la COVID-19 y la Economía informal Conclusiones principales y recomendaciones de políticas relativas a los riesgos sanitarios...

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  • Research Reports

    Internal Migrants in the Informal Economy: COVID-19 Lessons

    COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy Policy Insights No. 6 Key findings and policy recommendations pertaining to internal migrants in...

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  • Resource Documents

    Ecosystem of Waste: The Role of Waste Pickers and Street Vendors in Curbing Coastal Pollution at Carnaval in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil

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  • Press
    COVID-19 Crisis Study April 15, 2021

    Personas en trabajo informal demandan ser incluidas en recuperación económica

    Personas en trabajo informal demandan ser incluidas en recuperación económica Estudio de WIEGO revela que más de la mitad de las personas...

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  • Press
    COVID-19 Crisis Study April 13, 2021

    Ghana: Informal workers demand inclusion in economic recovery, after receiving little relief during Covid-19 crisis

    Informal workers demand inclusion in economic recovery, after receiving little relief during Covid-19 crisis The workers call for expanded...

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