Older Workers

Income Security for Older Workers

New Forms of Social Insurance: The Case of the TUC–UNIWA Informal Sector Pension Scheme in Ghana

The TUC–UNIWA Informal Sector Pension Scheme was established in Ghana in 2017 by the Union of Informal Workers Associations (UNIWA) as a...

Older Informal Workers in the COVID-19 Crisis

COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy Policy Insights No. 5 Key findings and policy recommendations pertaining to older informal workers...

COVID-19, Informal Workers and WIEGO’s Work during this Crisis

In this global pandemic, WIEGO is focused on the potentially devastating consequences for the world’s two billion informal workers, who lack...

The ILO World Social Protection Report 2017-19: An Assessment

WIEGO’s Director of Social Protection, Laura Alfers, and Deputy Director Rachel Moussié wrote this assessment of the ILO’s World...

Pension Systems for the Informal Sector in Asia

Reassembling Social Security: A Survey of Pensions and Health Care Reforms in Latin America

Trabajo informal y acceso a la seguridad social

México: Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económica y la Organización Internacional; Mujeres en empleo informal, globalizando y organizando...

Social Protection for Older Persons: Social Pensions in Asia

Income Security for Older Workers

WIEGO’s Initiative Globally, levels of informal employment are higher amongst older workers. However, little attention is given to...