Public and Workplace Services

Participatory Policy Making: Lessons from Thailand’s Universal Coverage Scheme

This policy brief draws out lessons from the Thai health reform process which are relevant to both policy makers and organizations of informal...

Trabajadores en empleo informal: acceso a servicios de salud y posible acceso a la seguridad social

Este estudio cualitativo que reúne los hallazgos de una investigación sobre el acceso a servicios de salud y posible acceso a seguridad social...

New Solutions Journal Special Issue: Health and Safety for Informal Workers

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. ...

Extender la protección social a los trabajadores y trabajadoras en empleo informal

Extender la protección social a quienes trabajan en empleo informal, en su mayoría excluidos de cualquier protección social, se ha vuelto...

Unprotected Labour: What Role for Unions in the Informal Economy?

Articles include:InterviewInformal work: From concept to action, by Christine NathanInformal work: Concept and definitionWork, law and the...

Participatory Training to Improve Safety and Health in Small Construction Sites in Some Countries in Asia: Development and Application of the WISCON Training Program

Abstract: A participatory training program, Work Improvement in Small Construction Sites, was developed to provide practical support measures...

Livelihoods With Dignity

Fortaleciendo la voz de los trabajadores de la economía informal en las decisiones de política social en América Latina

Este documento presenta estudios en dos áreas temáticas: políticas públicas de protección social, y experiencias y estrategias desde las...

Chains of Production, Ladders of Protection: Social Protection for Workers in the Informal Economy