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Research Reports
Labour and human rights frameworks promoting childcare for all workers
This second policy brief on childcare for workers in the informal economy highlights the relevant international legal instruments, including...
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Quality child-care services for workers in the informal economy
Women working in the informal economy must earn income. Child-care provision and parental leave are proven to have a positive impact on women’s...
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Child Care March 04, 2020Three new ways of looking at the urgent need for quality childcare
Few public investments will have as transformative an impact on present and future generations, and on equality between women and men and...
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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.
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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...
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Public and Workplace Services December 10, 2019How 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...
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Resumen Ejectivo – La situación de los derechos humanos de la comunidad recicladora en América Latina: un reclamo urgente por respeto a través de estándares internacionales
El objetivo de este informe es brindar argumentos y herramientas jurídicas que permitan proteger efectivamente los derechos humanos de las...
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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...
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Future of Work November 26, 2019What’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...
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Women in the gig economy: paid work, care and flexibility in Kenya and South Africa
This is the description provided by ODI: The gig economy is expanding globally, with exponential growth forecast in traditionally female-dominated...
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