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Key Outcomes from the 2025 International Labour Conference and Why They Matter for Workers in Informal Employment
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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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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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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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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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HOME-BASED WORKERS: A New Kind of Isolation
Home-based workers who produce goods and services for local markets or for national and international buyers have always been isolated and...
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Les travailleuse·eur·s de l’informel sur le front de la COVID-19 : Fournir des services essentiels sans protection ni rémunération adéquates
Même si plusieurs travailleuse·eur·s de l’informel sont aujourd’hui considéré·e·s comme des « travailleuse·eur·s essentiel·le·s »,...
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Esenciales pero desprotegidos: las trabajadoras y trabajadores en empleo informal durante la crisis
Actualmente, a muchas personas trabajadoras en empleo informal se las considera “esenciales”, pero ese no siempre ha sido el caso. Antes...
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Informal workers on the frontlines of COVID-19: Providing critical services without adequate protections and pay
Although many informal workers are now considered to be “essential workers,” that was not always the case. Before the crisis, ongoing harassment...
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STREET VENDORS: Essential Goods and Urgent Needs
Photo: Feliciana Carcasi Luque sells food at the Mercado Modelo Pamplona in Lima, where some vendors who sell essentials have been allowed...
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To die from hunger or the virus: An all too real dilemma for the poor in India (and elsewhere)
The double tsunami of the pandemic and lockdown in India will continue to have devastating impacts on the health and livelihoods of the poor,...
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