Global Research

Waste Pickers During the COVID-19 Crisis: Pathways of Impact and Recovery in Five Cities

Key Findings A year after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, market shifts had exacerbated waste pickers’ structural disadvantages, and...

Domestic Workers During the COVID-19 Crisis: Pathways of Impact, Recovery and Resilience in Six Cities

Key Findings Domestic workers’ ability to work and earn an income were negatively impacted throughout the pandemic and particularly at the...

Economic Recovery Platform for Workers in Informal Employment in Mexico City

Economic Recovery Platform for Workers in Informal Employment in Mexico City  WIEGO organized a dialogue on economic recovery for the informal...

Home-Based Work during the COVID-19 Crisis: Pathways of Impact and Recovery in Five Cities

In both mid-2020 and mid-2021, WIEGO assessed the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on specific groups of informal workers and their households,...

Joining Hands to Organize Home-Based Workers

In this interview, HomeNet International Coordinator Janhavi Dave tells us of proud moments in the home-based workers’ movement and shares...

Protecting Informal Workers in Public Workplaces: Lessons from Asia

The rights of “everyone” or “every worker” laid down in international law should be the bedrock for building more inclusive cities. Realizing...

EPRI Global Webinar: Expanding Social Protection Coverage to the Informal Workforce

• July 14, 2022

The impacts of the pandemic have exposed the large-scale vulnerabilities faced by workers in the informal economy, including the lack of...

Long Economic Covid for Informal Workers – Infographic

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COVID-19 and Informal Work in 11 Cities – Executive Summary

The longitudinal multi-city study of the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on informal workers finds that earnings are still far below their...

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