ENDNOTES

1. This quote is from Samuben Bhalijibhai Mackwana, a female construction worker in India. It is cited in Self-Employed Women’s Association (2009), ‘Effect of the Current Meltdown on Livelihoods in the Informal Economy: Voices from the Informal Economy’.
2. Cited in Chinadaily.com.cn (July 2009), ‘Africa’s Poor Too Far from Summits and Their Agendas’.
3. Latest statistics from ILO (September 2009).
4. Oxfam (March 2009),‘Women Workers Paying Price of Economic Crisis’, website article.
5. ILO (September 2009), ‘Key Indicators of the Labour Market, 6th Edition’.
6. ILO (October 2008), ‘Global Unemployment Trends for Youth’.
7. ILO (October 2008), ‘Global Unemployment Trends for Youth’.
8. Chaya Manik Sontakke is a member of the Kagad Kach Patra Kastakari Panchayat (KKPKP) in Pune, India. KKPKP is a membership-based association of informal scrap collectors (waste pickers and itinerant waste buyers) in Pune founded in 1993. This case study was written up by KKPKP based on a recent interview.
9. Sufia’s testimony is cited in Institute of Development Studies (March 2009), ‘Accounts of Crisis: Poor People’s Experiences of the Food, Fuel and Financial Crises in Five Countries’.
10. This quote is from Rana Bahadur Sunar, who told his story to UNDP volunteer writers. For more, see ‘Global Economic Crisis Stories’ prepared by UNDP’s Bureau for Development Policy (June 2009).
11. Ratha D., Mohapatra S., and Silwal A, (July 2009), ‘Migration and Development Brief 10’, World Bank.
12. UNICEF, Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism, and Viet Nam Institute of Sociology (June 2009), ‘Report on the Impact of the Economic Downturn on International Labour Migrants and Their Families: Key Findings of a Quick Impact Assessment’, advance unedited copy.
13. Jonas’ testimony was cited in Ndhlovu, BS (2009), ‘Social Impacts of the Financial Crisis in Malawi’, Economic Justice Network of FOCCISA: Cape Town.
14. UN Statistics Department calculations based on World Bank estimates in Global Economic Prospects 2009.
15. FAO. This information is provided by the Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture (GIEWS). For more information, go to: http://www.fao.org/giews/english/alert/index.htm.
16. World Bank (October 2008), ‘Global Food and Fuel Crisis Will Increase Malnourished by 44 Million’, Press release (No. 2008/107/EXC).
17. World Bank (February 2009), ‘Financial Crisis Could Trap 53 Million More People in Poverty’, Latest News (website).
18. World Bank (2009), ‘The Impact of the Financial Crisis on Progress towards the Millennium Development Goals in Human Development’, Internal Policy Note.
19. Naomi Hossain (2009), ‘Crime and Social Cohesion in the Time of Crisis: Early Evidence of Wider Impacts of Food, Fuel and Financial Shocks’, IDS Bulletin. Vol. 40, Issue 5.
20. The interview with Nesar Uddin was recorded by the UN Country Team in Bangladesh for this report. His entire testimony can be viewed at www.voicesofthevulnerable.net.
21. FAO (2009), ‘More People Than Ever Are Victims of Hunger’, backgrounder.
22. This quote by Madhuben Bhagwandas Parmar is part of a larger study of the impact of the global crisis on the urban informal workforce, which was conducted in ten countries. For the full report, please see www.inclusivecities.org and www.wiego.org.
23. José shared his story with the UN Country Team in Nicaragua for this report. His entire testimony can be viewed
    at www.voicesofthevulnerable.net.