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Los Rifados de la Basura Campaign
In Mexico City, thousands of people work daily keeping the city clean, collecting waste from residents and recycling reusable materials....
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Coronavirus and Waste Pickers: Decreasing the Risks
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COVID-19 Crisis Study April 09, 2020Global Monitoring System (GMS): Waste Pickers and COVID-19
Waste picker news round-up and summaries relating to COVID-19 – in English, Spanish, French and Portuguese
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COVID-19 Crisis Study April 07, 2020
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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COVID-19 Crisis Study April 07, 2020Informal 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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COVID-19 Crisis Study April 07, 2020
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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COVID-19 Crisis Study April 07, 2020
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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COVID-19 Crisis Study April 05, 2020
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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COVID-19 Crisis Study April 04, 2020
Focal City Delhi: COVID-19 response
When India went into an abrupt lockdown on March 24, it triggered a high-profile humanitarian crisis as migrant workers scrambled to get...
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COVID-19 Crisis Study April 03, 2020
The world’s 2 billion informal workers can tell us what they need to endure COVID-19 crisis
April 2, 2020 As the global COVID-19 pandemic unfolds, WIEGO is focused on the devastating consequences for informal workers, who lack labour,...
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