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Social Protection Systems Mapping: An Interactive Guide to the Systems that Shape Social Protection for Workers in Informal Employment

By on April 22, 2026

This document is an interactive guide from WIEGO's Social Protection Systems Mapping Project, outlining a framework for understanding how social protection systems function for workers in informal employment. It identifies four key components (Financing, Governance, Registration, and Delivery) and provides podcast episodes and related resources for each. The framework draws on the 'Solar System' model of interconnected social protection and aims to support practitioners, worker organizations, and policymakers.

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