The Art of Recovery: A Johannesburg Reclaimer’s Story
Ernestine Mohloboli, a former artist who now makes a living collecting waste in Johannesburg, has long been a proponent of organizing reclaimers....
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View from the Mountain: A South African Waste Picker’s Uphill Battle during COVID-19
When COVID-19 hit, it was South African waste picker Justina Kgoele’s resourcefulness that got her through the worst of the crisis....
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COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy: Canners in New York City, USA
COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy is a WIEGO-led 12-city longitudinal study that assesses the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on specific...
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COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy Study: City Fact Sheets
City Fact Sheets: 1 – Accra (Ghana) COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy in Accra, Ghana: Lasting Impacts and an Agenda for Recovery...
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WIEGO in The Economist
“Someone from the public or the government doesn’t wake up one morning and think ‘Let’s think about the waste pickers’,” she says. “These...
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Three Examples of Why Workers’ Voices Matter During the COVID-19 Crisis
Sixty per cent of the world’s workforce consists of informal workers. Their voices are crucial to unpack the hardship, injustice, and possibility...
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Las voces de lxs trabajadorxs importan: Tres ejemplos que lo demuestran
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Trois exemples de l’importance des voix des travailleuse·eur·s pendant la crise de la COVID-19
Soixante pour cent de la population occupée dans le monde est constituée de travailleuse·eur·s de l’informel. Leurs voix sont cruciales pour...
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COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy Policy Insights 1: Informal Workers See a Long Road to Recovery Ahead — Unless Governments Act
Key findings and policy recommendations pertaining to lockdown effects on workers’ earnings and relief measures for informal workers...
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Human rights violations signal urgent need to improve waste pickers’ working conditions in Latin America
For waste pickers, harassment is a part of daily life, also before the pandemic. Our reports on human rights in Latin America serve as a...
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