New Report on NYC Street Vendors and Canners Reveals Depth of COVID Exclusion on Informal Workforce
Tens of thousands of New York City residents make a living on NYC’s streets and sidewalks, selling food, merchandise, and recycling...
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WIEGO in The Economist
“Someone from the public or the government doesn’t wake up one morning and think ‘Let’s think about the waste pickers’,” she says. “These...
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Global 16 Days Campaign
November 25, 2020 - December 10, 2020
Online
The Global 16 Days Campaign, launched in collaboration with global feminists by the Center for Women’s Global Leadership (CWGL) at its first...
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Informal Workers See a Long Road to Recovery Ahead — Unless Governments Act
Data from the first round of the WIEGO-led COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy Study in 12 cities point to three common patterns across...
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Beyond Insecurity: A New Approach to Work, Wages and Wealth Distribution
7:30 am EDT (GMT -4) – 9:30 AM
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Communication Tools To Empower Women Home-Based Workers During COVID-19
WIEGO has partnered with HomeNet South Asia in a Comic Relief-supported project, to highlight the various tools and strategies being used...
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