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For Sonora’s tianguistas, other informal workers, COVID-19 brings unique challenges

On a typical pre-pandemic weekend, the Hector Espino tianguis – or flea market – is teeming with buyers and sellers. But on a recent pandemic weekday, it was all but dead: Most of the roll-up doors were down, and the smattering of shoppers were outnumbered by shopkeepers. Tianguista Benito Encinas was helping a potential customer […]

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