Theme: Public and Workplace Services

Barriers to the Extension of Social Protection: Evidence from Asia

Assessment of the Health Impact of Occupational Risk in Africa: Current Situation and Methodological IssuesEpidemiology

This paper presents information from the current monitoring systems in Africa, mainly Southern Africa, for occupationalillness and injury...

The global expansion of precarious employment, work disorganization, and consequences for occupational health: placing the debate in comparative historical perspectiveInternational Journal of Health Services

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Social Policy and Employment: Rebuilding the Connections

This brief points to the inappropriate decoupling of social policy from employment objectives and outlines their intrinsic links. It argues...

Health Financing and Delivery in India: An Overview of Selected Schemes

This paper analyzes some of India’s most prominent heath insurance schemes from the perspective of poor informal women workers, a specific...

Welfare, Development and Growth: Lessons from South Africa

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. ...

Extending Social Protection to Informal Workers

Extending social protection to informal workers, most of whom are excluded from social protection, has become increasingly urgent as the...

The Effects of Handling Solid Waste on the Wellbeing of Informal and Organized Recyclers: a review of the literature

Estimated at 15 million people operating globally, informal recyclers perform a vital public service while working individually or within...

Learning From Experience: A Gendered Approach to Social Protection for Workers in the Informal Economy

This publication provides a framework of analysis and an overview of current practice in social protection. It was created to serve as a...