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September 8–10, 2021, 9:00-10:00 a.m. (EDT) / 1:00-2:00 p.m. (GMT)
Where
Live Stream
In partnership with
HomeNet International, International Domestic Workers Federation, International Trade Union Confederation, Solidarity Center AFL-CIO, StreetNet International, UNI Global Union, Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing
Sixty-one percent of workers globally work in the informal economy. These workers lost significant portions of their income when the pandemic hit. By June 2020, workers in the informal economy were, on average, making just 55 percent of their pre-pandemic earnings.
In the formal economy, care workers are also struggling, with a majority reporting they do not earn enough to provide basic needs—housing, food, transportation—for their family.
Throughout this three-day summit, we will hear from essential workers worldwide, in conversation with policy makers, business leaders, and influencers, to lay out a vision for a just economic recovery that ensures protections for workers and advances workers’ rights. Featured speakers include Ai-Jen Poo, Guy Ryder, Mark Malloch-Brown, Mercedes D'Alessandro, Myrtle Witbooi, and more.
This event will be in English with Spanish, French, Arabic, and Hindi subtitles. See the full list of speakers and agenda here.
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