Theme: History, Debate and Theory

Tools for Advocacy: Social Protection for Informal Workers

WIEGO and Homenet Thailand. 

Projet de Recommandation Concernant les Socles Nationaux de Protection Sociale

La «Recommandation sur les socles de protection sociale (R 202)” est adoptée avec 453 votes en faveur, 0 contre, et 1 abstentions....

7/29, Session 5 – Alfers

Laura Alfers, WIEGO’s Social Protection Researcher, offers a grassroots perspective on OHS issues for street traders in Ghana, the...

ARB: Fighting for an Inclusive Model for Recycling in Bogota

The Bogotá success demonstrates that the inclusion of waste pickers within the waste management system is possible through continuous effort...

Presentation on Livelihoods, (Un)Employment and Social Safety Nets

Proposed Recommendation Concerning National Floors of Social Protection

The “Social Protection Floors Recommendation (R 202)” has just been adopted with 453 votes in favour, 0 against, and 1 abstentions....

7/29 , Session 5 – Q&A

Laura Alfers and other panelists field questions from the audience.

The Second Mother review – master and servant roles under scrutiny

The perennially fascinating and tactless subject of 21st-century servitude is the theme of this well acted and absorbing film – to be compared...

Poverty, Inequality & Growth Linkages

The relationship between informality and poverty, inequality, and economic growth is complex. This section of the website explores what is...

History & Debates

Since its “discovery” in the 1970s, the informal economy and its role in economic development have been hotly debated. Some observers view...