Theme: Public and Workplace Services

Did Mexico’s Seguro Popular Universal Health Coverage Programme Really Reduce Formal Jobs?

This Working Paper uses the roll-out of Mexico’s Seguro Popular across municipalities to quantitatively assess its impact on private sector...

Climate Crisis, Health and Informality: Building a Movement Across Borders

Workers in informal employment experience frequent workplace exposure to a range of occupational health and safety risks. The climate crisis...

Domestic Workers During the COVID-19 Crisis: Pathways of Impact, Recovery and Resilience in Six Cities

Key Findings Domestic workers’ ability to work and earn an income were negatively impacted throughout the pandemic and particularly at the...

Is social protection to blame for informality?

• February 16, 2023
• Online

This webinar will present novel evidence on the claim that social protection is a key driver of informality and reflections from the ILO...

Seguridade social para as trabalhadoras domésticas na América Latina – Resumo executivo

Este trabalho considera 15 países da América Latina: Argentina, Bolívia, Brasil, Chile, Colômbia, Costa Rica, República Dominicana, Equador,...

Social Security for Domestic Workers in Latin America – Executive Summary

This report analyzes 15 Latin American countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador,...

Imaginar uma seguridade social para as trabalhadoras domésticas – Análise da situação relativa à seguridade social para as trabalhadoras domésticas em 15 países da América Latina

Imagining Social Security for Domestic Workers: Analysis of the Status of Social Security Coverage for Domestic Workers in 15 Latin American Countries

This report seeks to provide a comprehensive regional overview of domestic workers’ situation regarding social security that reflects...

Home-Based Workers’ Access to Social Protection: Lessons Learned from the IDPoor Programme in Cambodia

This joint WIEGO and HomeNet Cambodia study adds to the limited research on home-based workers and their access to social-protection programmes...

From Organizing Workers to Organizing Humanitarian Aid

Between July and September 2022, StreetNet International, Cities Alliance and WIEGO interviewed Ukrainian women – most self-employed traders...