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
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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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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...
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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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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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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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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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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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Recomendaciones para la prevención de la enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19) entre las trabajadoras y los trabajadores del sector de los residuos sólidos
Este documento establece orientaciones específicas para las personas recicladoras sobre cómo protegerse contra la exposición a la enfermedad...
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To die from hunger or the virus: An all too real dilemma for the poor in India (and elsewhere)
The double tsunami of the pandemic and lockdown in India will continue to have devastating impacts on the health and livelihoods of the poor,...
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