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  • Resource Documents

    Social Protection for Self-Employed Informal Workers in Sub-Saharan Africa: A rights-based assessment of the impact of the COVID-19 crisis

    Informal workers make up a large proportion of the “missing middle” in social protection – those who are not considered vulnerable enough...

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  • Renu at her stall in Bangkok, Thailand, before the pandemic, in 2015 Worker Story

    Renu, a Vendor Leader in Bangkok, Thailand

    ภาษาไทย   Renu is the leader of the Muubaan Nakila Service Cooperative, which is active in her housing estate in Bangkok. Along with other...

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  • City/Country Level Reports

    COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy in Ahmedabad, India: Lasting Impacts and an Agenda for Recovery

    The study sample in Ahmedabad – the largest city and financial capital of Gujarat State in Western India – included domestic workers, home-based...

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  • City/Country Level Reports

    COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy in Accra, Ghana: Lasting Impacts and an Agenda for Recovery

    Informal workers in and around Accra’s markets – street vendors, market traders and kayayei – provide affordable goods and services and form...

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  • Street vendor Kwa Mashu, Durban Technical Briefs

    Inclusive Public Space Planning & Design: Lessons from Asiye eTafuleni, Durban, South Africa.

    This document reflects on the work of Asiye eTafuleni, a non-profit organization operating out of inner-city Durban, South Africa. Asiye...

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  • City/Country Level Reports

    COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy in Durban, South Africa: Lasting Impacts and an Agenda for Recovery

    This report presents the Durban, South Africa, findings from Round 2 of the WIEGO-led COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy study that...

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  • City/Country Level Reports

    COVID-19 Crisis and Street Vendors in New York City, USA: Lasting Impacts and an Agenda for Recovery

    Between 10,000 and 20,000 New Yorkers make their living selling food or merchandise on the city’s streets. This report presents the NYC Street...

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  • Woman sawing from home (Tailoring) during COVIS-19 pandemic Policy/Position Documents

    Position Paper on Inequalities and the World of Work, prepared for the 109th Session of the International Labour Conference

    Despite a pre-pandemic modest decrease in the number of people living in extreme poverty, the number of extremely poor increased by about...

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  • Research Reports

    Enabling Social Protection within the Informal Economy: Lessons from Worker-led Schemes in Nigeria, Uganda and Togo

    This synthesis report, for the “New Forms of Social Insurance for the Economic Inclusion of Women & Young Informal Workers” research...

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  • Resource Documents

    The Recognition and Protection of Informal Traders in COVID-19 Laws: Lessons from Asia

    This analysis covers COVID-19 laws in seven Asian countries, namely, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and...

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