Global Economic Crisis Study

No Cushion to Fall Back On:
The Global Economic Crisis and Informal Workers
Much has been said about the impact of the global economic crisis on those employed in the formal economy while its impact on those employed informally – in enterprises and as wage workers – has received little or no attention. To address the gap in information about the impact of the crisis on the working poor, the partners in the Inclusive Cities project collected information on the impact of the crisis on three categories of these workers – home-based workers, street vendors, and waste pickers.

Download the pdf: GEC Study (pdf 2.59 MB)
(also available in Spanish)

Executive Summary

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(also available in Spanish and Portuguese)

Photo Album

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Fact Sheet

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Face of the Crisis

One Study Participant’s Story

“the quantity of scrap has halved as have our earnings...”

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News

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Stories

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