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  • Research Reports

    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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  • City/Country Level Reports

    วิกฤตโควิด – 19 และเศรษฐกิจนอกระบบในกรุงเทพมหานคร ประเทศไทย – ผลกระทบทย่ี ืดเยือ้ และวาระการฟื้นตัว

    วิกฤตโควิด19รอบสองและขอ้ มลู เศรษฐกิจนอกระบบในกรุงเทพไดเ้ปิดเผยใหเ้ห็นว่าช่วงกลางปี2563ซ่งึ เป็นช่วงเวลาของการเปิดประเทศรอบแรก(หลงัการระบาดของโควิด19)จนถึงกลางปี2564บรรดาลกูจา้ง...

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  • WIEGO Publication Series

    COVID-19 and Informal Work in 11 Cities: Recovery Pathways Amidst Continued Crisis

    This Working Paper reflects the findings from the longitudinal study of nearly 2,000 informal workers in 11 cities around the world. Surveys...

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  • Waste pickers outside the Bhalswa landfill in Delhi Post
    COVID-19 Crisis Study April 26, 2022

    The Pandemic is Not Over

    The rhetoric of an easing COVID-19 pandemic obscures the array of occupational health and safety risks that the world’s informal workers...

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  • City/Country Level Reports

    दिल्ली, भारत में COVID-19 संकट और असंगठित क्षेत्र: चालू आर्थिक प्रभाव और असमान रिकवरी

     

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  • City/Country Level Reports

    COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy in Bangkok, Thailand: Lasting Impacts and an Agenda for Recovery

    This report presents the Bangkok findings from Round 2 of the WIEGO-led COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy study that was conducted...

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  • Abena Konadu, a trader at Tema Lorry Station Market, Accra, Ghana Post
    COVID-19 Crisis Study March 30, 2022

    World Bank’s Push for Individual Savings Provides Little Protection for Crisis-hit Workers

    A recently launched report by the World Bank that provides guidance on how to expand Social Protection for the Informal Economy in Africa...

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  • Resource Documents

    Social Protection for Self-Employed Informal Workers in Sub-Saharan Africa: A rights-based assessment of the impact of the COVID-19 crisis

    Informal workers make up a large proportion of the “missing middle” in social protection – those who are not considered vulnerable enough...

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  • Advocacy Materials

    Cooperativas de catadores – colchão amortecedor contra os piores impactos da pandemia

    • As cooperativas de catadores funcionaram como um colchão amortecedor para os catadores do Brasil (termo pelo qual são conhecidos no país)...

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  • Resource Documents

    Impactos da pandemia de Covid-19 sobre a Reciclagem Inclusiva nas Cooperativas de Catadores no Brasil: Análise Comparativa 2020 – 2021

    Principais Achados: As cooperativas foram rápidas na implementação dos protocolos COVID-19 nos seus galpões, conseguindo assim maior credibilidade...

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