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City/Country Level Reports
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...
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COVID-19 Crisis Study December 13, 2021Advocating 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,...
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COVID-19 Crisis Study December 13, 2021Defender 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...
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Child Care December 07, 2021Press 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...
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Toolkits and Guides
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...
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City/Country Level Reports
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,...
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City/Country Level Reports
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...
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COVID-19 Crisis Study November 30, 2021Are 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...
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Dec 08 2021
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...
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External Blog Posts/Op Eds
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...
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