Mexico City Sanitation Workers Face Abuse, Low Pay, and Systemic Neglect
In Mexico City, sanitation workers like Rogelio and Vicente face daily verbal abuse, low pay, and financial burdens, highlighting the precariousness of informal labor and lack of public empathy, despite some workers being registered under government programs like Nómina 1.
Mexico City Sanitation Workers Face Abuse, Low Pay, and Systemic Neglect
In Mexico City, sanitation workers like Rogelio and Vicente face daily verbal abuse, low pay, and financial burdens, highlighting the precariousness of informal labor and lack of public empathy, despite some workers being registered under government programs like Nómina 1.
Progress
28% Bias Score
Karachi Salt Miners Face Exploitation, Health Risks
Karachi's Hawks Bay salt miners earn 600 rupees daily for collecting 100 sacks (60-75kg each) of salt, facing severe health risks from sun exposure, salt burns, and lack of safety equipment, while systemic issues and the absence of labor protections leave them vulnerable.
Karachi Salt Miners Face Exploitation, Health Risks
Karachi's Hawks Bay salt miners earn 600 rupees daily for collecting 100 sacks (60-75kg each) of salt, facing severe health risks from sun exposure, salt burns, and lack of safety equipment, while systemic issues and the absence of labor protections leave them vulnerable.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Dajabón Border Market: A Lifeline and Economic Engine Amidst Instability
The Dajabón border market, open Mondays and Fridays, facilitates substantial informal trade between the Dominican Republic and Haiti, generating nearly $430 million annually, despite limitations in infrastructure and challenges posed by Haiti's instability.
Dajabón Border Market: A Lifeline and Economic Engine Amidst Instability
The Dajabón border market, open Mondays and Fridays, facilitates substantial informal trade between the Dominican Republic and Haiti, generating nearly $430 million annually, despite limitations in infrastructure and challenges posed by Haiti's instability.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Mbare Musika's Reconstruction: Formalizing Zimbabwe's Informal Economy
Zimbabwe's Mbare Musika market, devastated by fire in 2024, is undergoing phased reconstruction, with the first phase accommodating over 2,000 of the 4,253 verified affected vendors, reflecting the government's commitment to formalizing the informal sector which contributes 60% of employment and 40%...
Mbare Musika's Reconstruction: Formalizing Zimbabwe's Informal Economy
Zimbabwe's Mbare Musika market, devastated by fire in 2024, is undergoing phased reconstruction, with the first phase accommodating over 2,000 of the 4,253 verified affected vendors, reflecting the government's commitment to formalizing the informal sector which contributes 60% of employment and 40%...
Progress
44% Bias Score
South Africa's Mining Decline Fuels Illegal Gold Rush
South Africa's mining industry, once a pillar of its economy and a symbol of white supremacy, has drastically declined since the end of apartheid, leading to widespread unemployment and the rise of a massive, dangerous informal mining sector producing an estimated 21 billion Rand (1.4 billion Euros ...
South Africa's Mining Decline Fuels Illegal Gold Rush
South Africa's mining industry, once a pillar of its economy and a symbol of white supremacy, has drastically declined since the end of apartheid, leading to widespread unemployment and the rise of a massive, dangerous informal mining sector producing an estimated 21 billion Rand (1.4 billion Euros ...
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36% Bias Score
Zimbabwe's Failing Currency Fuels Growth of Informal Night Markets
In Zimbabwe, the new ZiG currency's failure is driving consumers to cheaper informal night markets, forcing formal retailers to close, with one major chain reporting a zero investment value; over 80% of the workforce is in the informal sector.
Zimbabwe's Failing Currency Fuels Growth of Informal Night Markets
In Zimbabwe, the new ZiG currency's failure is driving consumers to cheaper informal night markets, forcing formal retailers to close, with one major chain reporting a zero investment value; over 80% of the workforce is in the informal sector.
Progress
44% Bias Score