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Bio

Christy Adeola Braham is a researcher and activist working at the intersection of health, labor and migration. She serves as workers' health coordinator at Women in Informal Employment - Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO), a global research-policy-action network dedicated to improving working conditions for the working poor within the informal economy. Leading the organization's public health work, she engages with trade unions, cooperatives, and other worker organizations to push for improved access to healthcare and workplace health and safety. Alongside her role at WIEGO, she is also the founder of African Platform for Migration and Inclusion in Health (APMIH). She holds a Ph.D. in Public Health, having received training from King’s College London, Imperial College London, University of Sheffield and University of Oxford.

Professional Interests & Expertise

Advocacy,Economic Justice,Gender Equity,Immigrant and Refugee Health,Social Movements

Organization

African Platform for Migration and Inclusion in Health, Women in Informal Employment - Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO)

Contact Christy

    For a speaking engagement, media resource or any other reason related to their health equity work.
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    Learn more about Christy's work:

    Opinion Piece

    Protecting Informal Workers from Extreme Heat

    Publication

    Exploring Domestic Workers’ Experiences of Navigating Health and Safety Risks During the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Blog

    The Struggle for Vaccine Equity for Workers in Informal Employment Continues

    Opinion Piece

    Who Gets Squeezed by Austerity?

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