Global Research

DOMESTIC WORKERS: Frontline Care Workers at Risk

Because their work requires them to be in others’ home—often multiple homes—and to come in close contact with individuals and items that...

COVID-19 and Informal Workers – Advocacy, Opinion & Action

WIEGO is gathering and analyzing information from around the globe to capture the impact of this global pandemic on the world’s two...

Message from President of SAITA on the effects of COVID-19 to the informal business economy

In an open letter, Rosheda Muller, President of South African Informal Traders Alliance (SAITA), has called on governments to support informal...

COVID-19, las personas trabajadoras en empleo informal y el trabajo de WIEGO durante la crisis

WIEGO se está enfocando en las consecuencias devastadoras para los dos mil millones de trabajadoras y trabajadores en empleo informal. Nos...

COVID-19, Informal Workers and WIEGO’s Work during this Crisis

In this global pandemic, WIEGO is focused on the potentially devastating consequences for the world’s two billion informal workers, who lack...

Executive Summary – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Waste Pickers in Nakuru, Kenya

Executive Summary – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Home-based Workers in Bangkok, Thailand

Executive Summary – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Street Vendors

Informal Economy Monitoring Study Sector Report: Waste Pickers

Waste pickers are one of the three urban informal worker groups – along with street vendors and home-based workers – who are the focus of...

Executive Summary – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Street Vendors in Nakuru, Kenya

The Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS) is designed to provide in-depth understanding of how informal workers are affected by and respond...