Covid-19 Responses for Equity (CORE): Recent submissions
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Gendered Impact of Covid-19: A Policy Analysis on the Women Workers in the Urban Informal Economy in Uganda
(International Center for Research on Women (ICRW), 2021-12)In Uganda, the informal sector is important to the local economy it contributes more than 50 percent to the GDP annually. It is also the sector in which the majority of the labour force earns a living, largely in jobs that ... -
Expanding Social Protection to Informal Women Workers for Better COVID-19 Recovery in Uganda
(International Center for Research on Women (ICRW), 2021)Uganda has female labour force participation of 67 percent. While some efforts to advance social protection are being made, Uganda currently spends only about 3.5 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) towards that ... -
Enhancing COVID-19 Economic Recovery and Empowerment of Informal Women Workers in Kenya
(International Center for Research on Women (ICRW), 2021)The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted the informal women workers due to lockdowns, curfews, school closures, and all other containment measures- most of which missed the feminist lens in their formulation, ... -
COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy in Tiruppur, India: Lasting Impacts and an Agenda for Recovery
(WIEGO, 2021-12)Known as the “T-Shirt Capital of the World”, Tiruppur is the seventh largest city in Tamil Nadu State, South India. Around 800,000 workers are employed in the knitwear industry, of whom 80,000 (10%) are homeworkers; that ... -
COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy: Canners in New York City, USA
(WIEGO, 2021-01)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 groups of informal workers and their households. Using a survey questionnaire ... -
COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy: Street Vendors in New York City, USA
(WIEGO, 2021-01)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 groups of informal workers and their households. Using a survey questionnaire ... -
School Reopening in Uganda After the COVID-19 Lockdowns: Preparedness, Attrition, Challenges and Prospects for Recovery
(Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC), 2022-04-07)The full reopening of schools in January 2022 is expected to revive the ailing education sector. However, schools are still experiencing numerous COVID-19 related challenges even after reopening. This rapid survey explored ... -
COVID-19 Crisis and Street Vendors in New York City, USA: Lasting Impacts and an Agenda for Recovery
(WIEGO, 2021-12)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 Vendor findings from Round 2 of the WIEGO-led COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal ... -
COVID-19 Crisis and Canners in New York City, USA: Lasting Impacts and an Agenda for Recovery
(WIEGO, 2021-12)Canners represent many underserved populations in New York City, including racially or ethnically marginalized groups, undocumented immigrants, seniors, people experiencing mental or physical disabilities, the chronically ... -
COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy in Delhi, India: Continued Economic Impact and Uneven Recovery
(WIEGO, 2022-03)There are an estimated 4.92 million informal workers in Delhi, India, comprising over 80% of the city's total workforce. This report presents Delhi's findings from Round 2 of the WIEGO-led COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal ... -
COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: Lasting Impacts and an Agenda for Recovery
(WIEGO, 2022-03)Domestic workers’ limited legal and social protection in Tanzania has compounded the impact of the pandemic on workers’ socio-economic circumstances. This report presents Dar es Salaam findings from Round 2 of the WIEGO-led ... -
COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy in Bangkok, Thailand: Lasting Impacts and an Agenda for Recovery
(WIEGO, 2022-04)This report presents the Bangkok findings from Round 2 of the WIEGO-led COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy study that was conducted in mid-2021 to assess how specific groups of informal workers and their households ... -
COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy in Ahmedabad, India: Lasting Impacts and an Agenda for Recovery
(WIEGO, 2022-02)The study sample in Ahmedabad – the largest city and financial capital of Gujarat State in Western India – included domestic workers, home-based workers, street vendors and waste pickers: all women and all SEWA members. ... -
COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy in Accra, Ghana: Lasting Impacts and an Agenda for Recovery
(WIEGO, 2022-02)Informal workers in and around Accra’s markets – street vendors, market traders and kayayei – provide affordable goods and services and form the foundation of Accra’s commercial life. This report presents the Ghanaian ... -
Impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic and Unpaid Care Work on Informal Workers’ Livelihoods
(John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2021-09-22)The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a health, economic and care crisis for all workers including those in the informal economy. This article draws on data from the first round of a mixed-methods longitudinal study conducted ... -
COVID-19 and Informal Work: Evidence From 11 cities
(John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2021-06-26)This article presents the findings for 11 cities across five geographical regions from a study led by Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing, investigating the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on different ... -
COVID-19 Vaccination and Informal Workers: Immunize, Don’t Marginalize
(WIEGO, 2022-02)Vaccination against COVID-19 has become a vital public health tool for significantly reducing COVID-19 mortality and morbidity during the pandemic, and is a critical issue of economic and health justice for the world’s ... -
COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy in Pleven, Bulgaria: Lasting Impacts and an Agenda for Recovery
(WIEGO, 2021-12)Pleven, Bulgaria, has a large informal worker population due in part to its large garment manufacturing sector. This report presents the Pleven findings from Round 2 of the WIEGO-led COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy ... -
COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy in Durban, South Africa: Lasting Impacts and an Agenda for Recovery
(WIEGO, 2022-01)This report presents the Durban, South Africa, findings from Round 2 of the WIEGO-led COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy study that was conducted mid-2021 to assess how specific groups of informal workers and their ... -
A Gender Approach to Monetary and Financial Policies in the Covid-19 Recovery
(ODI, 2021-11)A combination of monetary policies and public investment can address gender biases in an economy by supporting equality among entrepreneurs, workers, carers and consumers. Recent recovery interventions from central banks ...