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Press Release: New Report on NYC Street Vendors and Canners Reveals Depth of COVID Exclusion on Informal Workforce

Research shows COVID-19 devastated workers’ earnings, wiped out their savings, and forced them into economic freefall, without relief from...

COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy: Street Vendors in New York City, USA

COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy is a WIEGO-led 12-city longitudinal study that assesses the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on specific...

COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy: Canners in New York City, USA

COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy is a WIEGO-led 12-city longitudinal study that assesses the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on specific...

New Report on NYC Street Vendors and Canners Reveals Depth of COVID Exclusion on Informal Workforce

• January 27, 2021
• Online

Tens of thousands of New York City residents make a living on NYC’s streets and sidewalks, selling food, merchandise, and recycling...

COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy: Informal Workers in Pleven, Bulgaria

COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy is a WIEGO-led 12-city longitudinal study that assesses the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on specific...

COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy Study: City Fact Sheets

City Fact Sheets: 1 – Accra (Ghana) COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy in Accra, Ghana: Lasting Impacts and an Agenda for Recovery...

Trabajadoras y trabajadores en empleo informal ven un largo camino hacia la recuperación, a menos que los gobiernos actúen

La crisis de la COVID-19 y la economía informal Conclusiones principales y recomendaciones de políticas relativas a los efectos del confinamiento...

Les travailleuse·eur·s de l’informel prévoient un long chemin vers la reprise – à moins que les gouvernements passent à l’action –

La crise de la COVID-19 et l’économie informelle Conclusions principales et recommandations en matière de politiques relatives aux effets...

What Will 2021 Look Like For Informal Workers? An Interview With Sally Roever, WIEGO’s International Coordinator

WIEGO’s International Coordinator, Sally Roever, looks back on 2020 and talks about how lessons learnt last year can be used to improve...

¿Cómo será el 2021 para las trabajadoras y trabajadores en empleo informal? Una entrevista con Sally Roever, coordinadora internacional de WIEGO

La coordinadora internacional de WIEGO, Sally Roever, hace un balance del 2020 y habla sobre cómo lo aprendido el año pasado puede usarse...