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A street vendor sells fruits in Hanoi, Vietnam on Thursday, July 30, 2020.
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It is quite evident that the pandemic has exacerbated many existing negative trends. From rising income inequalities to what is now a gaping digital divide, COVID-19 has laid bare pre-existing weaknesses in governance and social protection provision in Southeast Asia, as much as globally. However, one  weakness that has received far less attention than it deserves is the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on the livelihoods of millions in informal employment who have become newly unemployed or underemployed. ....

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