Global Research

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

Known as the “T-Shirt Capital of the World”, Tiruppur is the seventh largest city in Tamil Nadu State, South India. Around 800,000 workers...

Advocating for Access to COVID-19 Vaccines: Workers’ Experiences

As we near the end of 2021, billions of people have been vaccinated against COVID-19 – widely regarded as the best way out of this pandemic,...

Defender o acesso às vacinas contra a COVID-19: experiências de trabalhadorxs no emprego informal

À medida que a gente se aproxima do final de 2021, bilhões de pessoas têm sido vacinadas contra a COVID-19 – sendo a vacinação amplamente...

Press Release: Study Shows Stalled COVID-19 Recovery Leaves Workers in Informal Employment Hungry, No Govt Relief

Nearly one-third of respondents in mid-2021 said family members had gone hungry over the last month. Despite dire need, government cash and...

Oi! Foi bom te ver lá na formação. Na sua turma também tinha catadores e catadoras do Brasil todo e que trabalhavam na rua ou galpão?

Cartão-Memória Cata Saúde: Este cartão-memória reconta como foi o projeto de capacitação online Cata Saúde Viraliza a partir de um diálogo...

COVID-19 Crisis and Canners in New York City, USA: Lasting Impacts and an Agenda for Recovery

Canners represent many underserved populations in New York City, including racially or ethnically marginalized groups, undocumented immigrants,...

COVID-19 Crisis and Street Vendors in New York City, USA: Lasting Impacts and an Agenda for Recovery

Between 10,000 and 20,000 New Yorkers make their living selling food or merchandise on the city’s streets. This report presents the NYC Street...

Are Unfounded Assumptions About the Informal Economy Undermining Universal Social Protection?

It is fair to say that there are a number of legitimate and often complex challenges that governments face in expanding social protection...

There is No Recovery Without Informal Workers: The View from 2021

• December 8, 2021
• Online

Drawing on the experience of thousands of workers across 12 cities, WIEGO will share all-new global data from its IDRC-funded COVID-19 Crisis...

It’s Time for a New Progressive Era, With Informal Workers at the Center

Excerpt from the opinion piece, It’s Time for a New Progressive Era, With Informal Workers at the Center by Darren Walker (president...