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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Informal Workers See a Long Road to Recovery Ahead — Unless Governments Act
COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy Policy Insights No. 1 Key findings and policy recommendations pertaining to lockdown effects on...
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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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El Caso de León, Nicaragua
Elaborado mediante entrevistas con recicladores, y observación etnográfica en el Vertedero de León, este documento proporciona una descripción...
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El Caso de la Chureca, Nicaragua
Los investigadores presentan a través de la voz de varios recicladores la historia de este vertedero, la creación de la planta de reciclaje...
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El caso de Ciudad Sandino, Nicaragua
Los investigadores del proyecto de reconocimiento de la situación de derechos humanos de los recicladores en Latinoamérica con el apoyo de...
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