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Social Dialogue for Social Protection: A Perspective from the Informal Economy in Southeast Asia

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This Working Paper explores how workers in informal employment in Southeast Asia use social dialogue to improve access to social protection. Drawing on examples from across Southeast Asia, it shows how workers use a mix of formal engagement with governments and institutions, grassroots organizing and advocacy to influence social protection policies. The paper advocates for a broader understanding of social dialogue that better reflects the realities of workers in the informal economy and contributes to discussions on more inclusive and gender-responsive social protection systems.

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Sevilla, Aura, Alfers, Laura, Joyoadisumarta, Fransiscus S., Ofreneo, Rene E., Ofreneo, Rosalinda, and Raharja, Dinna Prapto . Social Dialogue for Social Protection: A Perspective from the Informal Economy in Southeast Asia. WIEGO Working Paper No. 49, , . WIEGO, 2026. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/wiego-working-paper-49_EN.pdfSevilla, A., Alfers, L., Joyoadisumarta, F. S., Ofreneo, R. E., Ofreneo, R., and Raharja, D. . (2026). Social Dialogue for Social Protection: A Perspective from the Informal Economy in Southeast Asia. WIEGO Working Paper No. 49, , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/wiego-working-paper-49_EN.pdfSevilla, Aura, Alfers, Laura, Joyoadisumarta, Fransiscus S., Ofreneo, Rene E., Ofreneo, Rosalinda, and Raharja, Dinna Prapto . "Social Dialogue for Social Protection: A Perspective from the Informal Economy in Southeast Asia." WIEGO Working Paper No. 49, WIEGO, 2026, .Sevilla Aura, Alfers Laura, Joyoadisumarta Fransiscus S., Ofreneo Rene E., Ofreneo Rosalinda, and Raharja Dinna Prapto . "Social Dialogue for Social Protection: A Perspective from the Informal Economy in Southeast Asia." WIEGO Working Paper No. 49 (2026). https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/wiego-working-paper-49_EN.pdfSevilla, A, Alfers, L, Joyoadisumarta, F S., Ofreneo, R E., Ofreneo, R, and Raharja, D 2026, 'Social Dialogue for Social Protection: A Perspective from the Informal Economy in Southeast Asia', WIEGO Working Paper No. 49, , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/wiego-working-paper-49_EN.pdfAura Sevilla, Laura Alfers, Fransiscus S. Joyoadisumarta, Rene E. Ofreneo, Rosalinda Ofreneo, and Dinna Prapto Raharja, 'Social Dialogue for Social Protection: A Perspective from the Informal Economy in Southeast Asia' (2026) WIEGO Working Paper No. 49 Sevilla A., Alfers L., Joyoadisumarta F. S., Ofreneo R. E., Ofreneo R., and Raharja D. . Social Dialogue for Social Protection: A Perspective from the Informal Economy in Southeast Asia. WIEGO Working Paper No. 49. 2026. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/wiego-working-paper-49_EN.pdfSevilla, Aura, Alfers, Laura, Joyoadisumarta, Fransiscus S., Ofreneo, Rene E., Ofreneo, Rosalinda, and Raharja, Dinna Prapto . Social Dialogue for Social Protection: A Perspective from the Informal Economy in Southeast Asia. WIEGO Working Paper No. 49. 2026. , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/wiego-working-paper-49_EN.pdf

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