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In COVID-19 Crisis, El Sindicato Unico de la Aguja (SUA) in Uruguay is making masks
Conversation held on April 23, 2020 between Flor de Liz Feijoo (SUA General Secretary) and Laura Morillo (ORP WIEGO). All images and videos...
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Waste Pickers and COVID-19: An Interview with WIEGO’s Sonia Dias
The world’s garbage workers are on the frontlines of the pandemic, and their work has become increasingly risky as they keep cities clean....
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Les travailleuse·eur·s les plus vulnérables de l’industrie du vêtement ne sont pas dans les usines : Les marques mondiales doivent les protéger
Les travailleuse·eur·s au bas de la chaîne d’approvisionnement du vêtement – des travailleuses sous-traitantes à domicile, notamment des...
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Las personas trabajadoras textiles más vulnerables no trabajan en fábricas: Las marcas mundiales deberían protegerlas
Las personas trabajadoras en la parte inferior de la cadena de suministro textil (trabajadoras subcontratadas, en su mayoría mujeres, que...
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The world’s most vulnerable garment workers aren’t in factories – and global brands need to step up to protect them
Workers at the bottom of the garment supply chain — subcontracted homeworkers, mostly women, who stitch from homes for some of the leading...
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Food Security and Street Vendors During COVID-19: Interview with WIEGO’s Caroline Skinner
The health crisis and related lockdowns have made accessing food a challenge for many. While grocery store workers have been deemed essential...
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Las personas trabajadoras en domicilio frente a un nuevo tipo de aislamiento
Foto: Una trabajadora en domicilio en Tailandia (foto provista por HomeNet Tailandia)Las trabajadoras y trabajadores que producen bienes...
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Comment les villes peuvent soutenir les travailleuse·eur·s de l’informel pendant la crise de la COVID-19 et au-delà
La situation actuelle a dévoilé la détresse des travailleuse·eur·s de l’informel. Les deux milliards de travailleuse·eur·s de l’informel...
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Qué pueden hacer las ciudades para apoyar a las personas trabajadoras en empleo informal durante la COVID-19 y en el futuro
El contexto actual dejó al descubierto la situación apremiante que atraviesan las trabajadoras y trabajadores en empleo informal. Dadas las...
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How cities can support informal workers: COVID-19 and beyond
Our last blog highlighted three essential informal workers striving to keep their communities fed, informed and clean during the COVID-19...
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