Public and Workplace Services

The effect of recall on estimation of incidence rates for injury in Ghana

The purpose of this study was to evaluate and estimate injury as one of the leading causes of adult mortality in most developing countries....

Technical Memorandum: United Republic of Tanzania labour administration and inspection audit

The Impact of Health Insurance Schemes for the Informal Sector in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review

This paper summarizes the literature on the impact of state subsidized or social health insurance schemes that have been offered, mostly...

World Social Protection Report 2014-15

The World Social Protection Report 2014-15 was launched by the ILO on June 3, 2014.  The report is a comprehensive source of information...

Experiencias y estrategias de protección social desde organizaciones de Trabajadores/as informales urbanos en México: los casos de la ciudad de México, Mérida y Monterrey

Programa WIEGO: Fortaleciendo la voz de los trabajadores informales en las decisiones de política social en América Latina

Extending Occupational Health and Safety to Urban Street Vendors: Reflections From a Project in Durban, South Africa

Abstract: This article focuses on an action-research project which is attempting to extend occupational health and safety to a group of street...

Trabalhadoras Informais se Mobilizando pelo Cuidado das Crianças

Trabalhadoras Informais se Mobilizando pelo Cuidado das Crianças argumenta que benefícios à maternidade e os serviços de cuidado infantil...

Integrating Occupational Health into Public Health Provision: The Case of HomeNet Thailand

HomeNet Thailand (HNT) has long advocated for the integration of Occupational Safety & Health (OSH) into the Thai Universal Coverage...

Informal jobs and non-fatal occupational injuries

Occupational and Environmental Health Risks Associated with Informal Sector Activities—Selected Case Studies from West Africa

Abstract: Most in the Economic Community of West African States region are employed in the informal sector. While the informal sector plays...