Public and Workplace Services

Linking Safety Nets, Social Protection and Poverty Reduction: Directions for Africa

Swept Under the Rug: Abuses Against Domestic Workers Throughout the World

From the Household to the Factory: Sex Discrimination in the Guatemalan Labour Force

Barriers to the Extension of Social Protection: Evidence from Asia

‘Good jobs’ and hidden costs: Women workers documenting the price of precarious employmentGender and Development

Summary:This article describes the precarious terms and conditions of employment experienced by millions of women working in global supply...

Occupational Injuries in Ghana

Decent Work Country Profile Tanzania (Mainland)

Health Insurance in India: The Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana

This policy brief explores the challenges faced by India’s poor workers in using the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY), the largest...

Informal workers and the use of mobile technology and communications: Findings from key informant interviews

This is a report of a small study done to explore how mobile phones are being used, and might be better used, to improve the health of informal...

Informal employment and health status in Central AmericaBMC Public Health

Background: Informal employment is assumed to be an important but seldom studied social determinant of health, affecting a large number of...