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  • Christina Ohenewaa, a street vendor in Accra, Ghana Post
    Building Collective Power November 23, 2020

    Les travailleuse·eur·s de l’informel prévoient un long chemin vers la reprise – à moins que les gouvernements passent à l’action –

    Les informations recueillies lors du premier cycle de l’étude sur la crise de la COVID-19 et l’économie informelle menée par WIEGO dans 12...

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  • Christina Ohenewaa, a street vendor in Accra, Ghana Post
    Building Collective Power November 22, 2020

    Informal Workers See a Long Road to Recovery Ahead — Unless Governments Act

    Data from the first round of the WIEGO-led COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy Study in 12 cities point to three common patterns across...

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  • Christina Ohenewaa, a street vendor in Accra, Ghana Post
    Building Collective Power November 22, 2020

    Trabajadoras y trabajadores en empleo informal ven un largo camino hacia la recuperación, a menos que los gobiernos actúen

    Los datos arrojados por la primera fase del estudio sobre la crisis de la COVID-19 y la economía informal, dirigido por WIEGO en 12 ciudades,...

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  • Advocacy Materials

    Social Protection Responses Brief 7 – French

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  • Advocacy Materials

    Social Protection Responses Brief 7 – English

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  • Advocacy Materials

    Social Protection Responses Brief 7 – Spanish

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  • Waste Pickers in Colombia during COVID-19 crisis Post
    COVID-19 Crisis Study October 08, 2020

    Recycling in Colombia: An Essential Service in the Time of COVID-19

    In a webinar from WIEGO’s Workers´ Voices series, Nohra Padilla—leader of the Waste Pickers Association of Bogotá and ANR—shares with other...

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  • Waste Pickers in Colombia during COVID-19 crisis Post
    COVID-19 Crisis Study October 08, 2020

    El reciclaje en Colombia: Un servicio esencial en tiempos de COVID-19

    En un seminario virtual de la serie La voz de las trabajadoras y trabajadores, Nohra Padilla, líder de la Asociación de Recicladores de Bogotá...

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  • Waste Pickers in Colombia during COVID-19 crisis Post
    COVID-19 Crisis Study October 08, 2020

    Le recyclage en Colombie : Un service essentiel en temps de la COVID-19

    Dans un webinaire de la série La voix des travailleuse·eur·s, Nohra Padilla, dirigeante de l’Asociación de Recicladores de Bogotá (ARB) et...

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  • Operation against street vendors in Lima. Photo: César Takeuchi Post
    Livelihoods September 08, 2020

    Do no harm: Why harassment of informal workers hurts public health and economic recovery

    Street vendors in Mexico City are providing affordable food, in open-air settings, to food-insecure populations. Waste pickers in Accra provide...

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