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  • Jennifer Thaís Santos Fernandes—Waste Picker Worker Story

    ‘The Pretty Ones’

    Português   By Jennifer Thaís Santos Fernandes   I am Jennifer Thaís Santos Fernandes. I am 25 years old and I am a young black woman and...

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  • Khun Phuen, a massage therapist in Bangkok Worker Story

    Panisara Adiraklarpnukul, a massage therapist in Bangkok

    Español        Français   I am Panisara Adiraklarpnukul, a 59-year-old Thai Massage Therapist in Bangkok. I am a member of the Massage Therapist...

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  • Jennifer Thaís Santos Fernandes—Waste Picker Worker Story

    Jennifer Thaís Santos Fernandes, member of the National Movement of Waste Pickers in Brazil

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  • Romilla Chetty—a third-generation trader in Durban’s Warwick Junction, South Africa Worker Story

    Romilla Chetty, the first woman in her family to run the vendor business in South Africa

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  • Woman getting water from distribution truck in Delhi, India Worker Story

    Zarina, a Home-Based Worker who helps stranded migrant workers in Delhi

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    COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy Study: Blogs

    Blogs: Informal economy workers tell of COVID-19 crucial issues Workers in the informal economy lost close to 80 per cent of their...

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    COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy: Street Vendors in New York City, USA

    COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy is a WIEGO-led 12-city longitudinal study that assesses the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on specific...

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  • Research Reports

    COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy: Canners in New York City, USA

    COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy is a WIEGO-led 12-city longitudinal study that assesses the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on specific...

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    Estudio sobre la crisis de la COVID-19 y la economía informal

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    El Caso de León, Nicaragua

    Elaborado mediante entrevistas con recicladores, y observación etnográfica en el Vertedero de León, este documento proporciona una descripción...

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