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  • Research Reports

    La crisis de la COVID-19 y la economía informal: Trabajadoras y trabajadores en empleo informal en Lima, Perú

    La crisis de la COVID-19 y la economía informal es un estudio longitudinal liderado por WIEGO en 12 ciudades del mundo, que se enfoca en...

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  • Research Reports

    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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  • Advocacy Materials

    Mesures visant à lutter contre la violence basée sur le genre dans le contexte de la pandémie mondiale

    In this brief, we look at three countries, Indonesia, New Zealand and South Africa, that have responded to the shadow pandemic of gender-based...

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  • Advocacy Materials

    Medidas para hacer frente a la violencia de género en medio de la pandemia mundial

    In this brief, we look at three countries, Indonesia, New Zealand and South Africa, that have responded to the shadow pandemic of gender-based...

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  • Advocacy Materials

    Measures to tackle gender-based violence amid the global pandemic

    In this brief, we look at three countries, Indonesia, New Zealand and South Africa, that have responded to the shadow pandemic of gender-based...

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  • Waste picker in Latin America Post
    Legal Empowerment December 07, 2020

    Human rights violations signal urgent need to improve waste pickers’ working conditions in Latin America

    For waste pickers, harassment is a part of daily life, also before the pandemic. Our reports on human rights in Latin America serve as a...

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  • Report

    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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  • Report

    El Caso de la Chureca, Nicaragua

    Los investigadores presentan a través de la voz de varios recicladores la historia de este vertedero, la creación de la planta de reciclaje...

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  • Espinosa-Parra-Waste-Pickers-Human-Rights-Ciudad-Sandino-Nicaragua-thumbnail Report

    El caso de Ciudad Sandino, Nicaragua

    Los investigadores del proyecto de reconocimiento de la situación de derechos humanos de los recicladores en Latinoamérica con el apoyo de...

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