Global Research

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...

Carta todos los idiomas – Francisco a los MMPP – COVID

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....

Coronavirus and Waste Pickers: Decreasing the Risks

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Global 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

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...

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...

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...

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 »,...

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...