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COVID-19 spurs calls to boost protections for millions of homeworkers

Emma Batha, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Jan 13 09:45 PM

The dramatic global shift to remote working during COVID-19 lockdowns has underscored an urgent need for greater protections for homeworkers, many of whom are paid far less than those employed outside the home, the United Nations said on Wednesday. Read more »

Thai landfill turned into urban farm to feed poor during pandemic

Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Jan 07 08:46 PM

An urban farm developed on a former landfill site in northern Thailand boosted the food security and livelihoods of poor families during the coronavirus pandemic, and can be a model for unused spaces in other cities, urban experts said on Thursday. Read more »

Cities reboot: Will adapting to COVID-19 change urban life for good?

Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Oct 29 03:31 PM

"The pandemic has highlighted, more than ever before, how integrally linked housing is to health and life." Read more »

Europe's dying villages woo immigrants to survive

Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Oct 21 02:00 PM

"It's not about where you're from, but about using your skills and getting involved... many got work offers because all of a sudden they were involved in a craftsmen's network." Read more »