Occupational Group: Street Vendors & Market Traders

Street Vendor News (GMS): A Global Review & Analysis April 2020

From Africa to Asia to Latin America, the world’s 2 billion informal workers are suffering some of the earliest and most devastating...

COVID-19 Health Guidelines For Informal Traders

For Informal Workers: COVID-19 Crisis Resources

The global COVID-19 crisis is having economic and health impacts on informal workers. Information on this page is designed to help keep informal...

ZCIEA (Zimbabwe) Press Statement On The Destruction Of Vendors’ Stalls during COVID-19 Lockdown

Zimbabwe Chamber of Informal Economy Associations (ZCIEA) is deeply saddened by the horrible, inhuman and ruthless destruction of vendors’...

Impact of public health measures on informal workers livelihoods and health

The Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Street Economy and Solution Proposals

“Towards a Solidarist and Participative Social Economy”  This pamphlet offers facts and figures on the informal economy in Turkey,...

Impact of public health measures on informal workers’ livelihoods: Rapid assessment

Between 23 March-8 April, WIEGO conducted a rapid assessment to understand how the COVID-19 crisis is impacting informal workers in Africa,...

STREET VENDORS: Essential Goods and Urgent Needs

Photo: Feliciana Carcasi Luque sells food at the Mercado Modelo Pamplona in Lima, where some vendors who sell essentials have been allowed...

This new crisis underscores old injustices in the global economy

Grim reports of overwhelmed health systems from here and other parts of Europe, as well as North America, have dominated COVID-19 coverage...

Esta nueva crisis acentúa las antiguas injusticias de la economía global 

La cobertura de COVID-19 por parte de muchos de los medios de comunicación más influyentes del mundo ha estado dominada por informes desalentadores...