Public and Workplace Services

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...

Extending Health and Safety to Informal Workers: A Photo Essay

Introduction: There is great diversity in the informal economy—of occupation, place of work, status in employment, extent of regulation,...

Empowering Women in an Insecure World. Joining SEWA Makes a Difference.

Abstract: This paper examines what significance membership in SEWA has. SEWA, a trade union of self-employed poor women, uses several strategies...

What explains gender differences in India? What can be done to promote shared prosperity?

Although its economic development has been impressive, recent events have sparked debate about India’s gender inequality. This column argues...

Paid Care Providers in South Africa: Nurses, Domestic Workers, and Home-Based Care Workers

Bad Dreams: Exploitation and Abuse of Migrant Workers in Saudi Arabia

Employment status, security, and the management of risk: a study of workers in Kwamsane, KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (SALDRU) Working Paper, No. 06/02

A comparative analysis of paid leave for the health needs of workers and their families around the world

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Economic consequences of injury and resulting family coping strategies in Ghana

Global patterns of income and health: Facts, Interpretations and Policies

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