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  • Four working women wearing masks Project

    COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy Study

    WIEGO and our partners are listening long and hard to informal workers through our multi-city study: COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy....

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  • South Africa street vendor with food during COVID-19 News
    COVID-19 Crisis Study September 17, 2020

    ‘Punished for their poverty’: Street traders in South Africa

    Because it often takes litigation to get city authorities to protect informal traders’ rights, the Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South...

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  • Learnings from Ebola in Sierra Leone Post
    COVID-19 Crisis Study September 15, 2020

    Using learnings from the Ebola crisis

    When COVID-19 hit, Vandi Lansana knew what he had to do. As National Vice President of the Sierra Leone Traders’ Union, he had dealt with...

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  • Learnings from Ebola in Sierra Leone Post
    COVID-19 Crisis Study September 15, 2020

    Lecciones de la crisis del Ébola

    Cuando comenzó la pandemia de la COVID-19, Vandi Lansana sabía qué era lo que debía hacer. Como vicepresidente del Sindicato de Comerciantes...

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  • Learnings from Ebola in Sierra Leone Post
    COVID-19 Crisis Study September 15, 2020

    Les leçons de la crise d’Ebola

    Lorsque la COVID-19 a frappé, Vandi Lansana savait ce qu’il devait faire. En tant que vice-président national du syndicat des vendeuse·eur·s...

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

    No hacer daño: Por qué el acoso a las personas trabajadoras en empleo informal perjudica la salud pública y la recuperación económica

    Las vendedoras y vendedores ambulantes de la Ciudad de México están brindándoles alimentos accesibles, al aire libre, a las poblaciones con...

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  • Operation against street vendors in Lima. Photo: César Takeuchi Post
    COVID-19 Crisis Study September 08, 2020

    Ne pas nuire aux travailleuse·eur·s : pourquoi le harcèlement des travailleuse·eur·s de l’informel nuit à la santé publique et à la reprise économique

    Les vendeuse·eur·s de rue de Mexico fournissent de la nourriture à un prix abordable, dans des endroits en plein air, aux populations souffrant...

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  • Rendering of Marché Sandaga Rehabilitation Project- News
    Access to Public Space September 02, 2020

    Démolition du marché Sandaga et recasement, l’avenir des tabliers en question

    La démolition du bâtiment central du marché Sandaga, plusieurs fois annoncée et reportée, est prévue après la fête de l’Aid d’El Kébir, en...

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  • Advocacy Materials

    Trabajadoras y trabajadores en empleo informal durante la crisis de la COVID-19

    En una respuesta inmediata a la COVID-19, WIEGO llevó a cabo una evaluación rápida para entender cómo están afectando la pandemia y las medidas...

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