Making Social Policy a Reality for Poorer Informal Workers

Increasing numbers of people across the world are working all their lives, but they cannot get basic measures of social protection.

Employment used to be a main source of security for people, but now for many has become a source of risk. How can this problem be addressed?

This paper was prepared for a regional experts meeting: "Investing in Social Protection in Africa," Cairo, Egypt, 13-14 May 2008.