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Essential, But Unprotected: How Have Informal Workers Navigated the Health Risks of the Pandemic?

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Christy Braham, Ana Carolina Ogando
Date:

COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy
Policy Insights No. 4

Key findings and policy recommendations pertaining to informal workers' health risks based on research undertaken as part of the COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy study.

 

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Occupational group
Domestic Workers
Home-Based Workers
Street / Market vendors
Waste Pickers
Informal Economy Theme
Social Protection
Informal Economy Topic
COVID-19 Crisis
Workers’ Health
Workplace Safety
Resource Type
Report
Language
English

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