Public and Workplace Services

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

WIDER Annual Lecture 10

Global Wage Report 2012/13 Wages and equitable growth

This Report presents data on wage trends around the world and compares them with trends in labor production, analyzing the effects on the...

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...

Gathering Occupational Health Data from Informal Workers: The Brazilian Experience

Abstract: This study describes how occupational health data have been gathered by the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS) to provide morbidity...