Public and Workplace Services

Extending social security to workers in the informal sector: a view from the ground

In this article, Laura Alfers discusses how the extension of social security to informal workers is possible.

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...

How Universal Health Coverage Reaches the World’s Poorest: Community Health Workers

Pushpa Rathod’s work days are unpredictable. On any given day, she may be talking to adolescents about their health, counseling women working...

Informal Economy Podcasts

WIEGO’s podcast explores some of the most pressing issues faced by the world’s informal workers face. Hosted by Cyrus Afshar, it features...

What’s missing from the future of work debates? Social protection for 2 billion workers

Although the world is abuzz over robots and automation in debates over the “future of work,” we know the reality is that 61 per cent of the...

Towards Universal Health Coverage for Home-Based Workers in Southeast Asia

Universal Health Coverage (UHC) has become a rallying call for the global health movement and is now officially encapsulated within the United...

RUSSIAN EDITION of StreetNet International: Organizing for Social Protection

Also available in English and Spanish.

StreetNet Interational: Organizing for Social Protection

This pamphlet showcases the work and goals of StreetNet International in helping street vendors gain social protection. It was produced with...

Global Social Protection Week

• November 25, 2019 - November 28, 2019
• ILO Headquarters
  Geneva, Switzerland

WIEGO participated in Global Social Protection Week, a high-level conference and technical discussion to chart the way towards universal...

Global Health at the Frontline-Community Health Worker Level

• November 10, 2019
• Women's Leadership in Global Health Conference
  Kigali, Rwanda

This panel at the Women’s Leadership in Global Health Conference, 2019, gave essential frontline health workers—who are usually women...