Child Care

Children, Citizenship and Child Support: The Child Support Grant in South Africa

Hierarchies of care work in South Africa: nurses, social workers and home-based care workers

This article by Francie Lund, who led WIEGO’s Social Protection Programme from 2000-2016, is chapter 21 (page 465-79) of the volume. ...

Going Downmarket: Ghana’s Rural Banks Adapt informal Savings Methodology

Women Informal Workers Mobilizing for Child Care

This paper provides Member-Based Organizations (MBOs) with examples of how women in informal employment are mobilizing for child care in...

Social Protection and Inclusion: Experiences and Policy Issues

Trabalhadoras Informais se Mobilizando pelo Cuidado das Crianças

Trabalhadoras Informais se Mobilizando pelo Cuidado das Crianças argumenta que benefícios à maternidade e os serviços de cuidado infantil...

Can industrial outwork enhance homeworkers’ capabilities? Evidence from clusters in South AsiaWorld Development

Homework can be seen as the source of exploitation of workers, but under some conditions, it can foster human development and the emergence...

Value of Formalization for Women Entrepreneurs in Developing Contexts: A Review and Research AgendaInternational Journal of Management Reviews

Abstract: Formalization is constantly being proposed as being of great benefit to business expansion and success. This claim, however, has...

Legal Recognition of Street VendorsYOJANA

This article gives a brief explanation of the Bill for the protection of livelihood and regulation of street vending in the Lok Sabha. This...

Annotated Bibliography: Child Care and the Informal Economy