Social Protection for Workers in Informal Employment: Trends and Changes
In this briefing note, we will explore different elements of the social protection delivery programmes and why they matter for workers in informal employment. Our focus will be on policies that provision services or cash benefits conceived to improve these workers’ access to social protection benefits and the role of workers’ organizations in this last mile of delivery of social protection. The benefits encompass both cash transfers and social services, but the scope of the provision of services will be limited to childcare and health services delivered with the support of workers organizations or the initiatives related to occupational health and safety specifically pertinent to workers in informal employment.
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. Social Protection for Workers in Informal Employment: Trends and Changes. Social Protection Briefing Note No. 10, , . WIEGO, 2025. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Social-Protection-for-Workers-in-Informal-Employment-Trends-and-Changes-Social-Protection-Briefing-Note-10.pdf. (2025). Social Protection for Workers in Informal Employment: Trends and Changes. Social Protection Briefing Note No. 10, , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Social-Protection-for-Workers-in-Informal-Employment-Trends-and-Changes-Social-Protection-Briefing-Note-10.pdf. "Social Protection for Workers in Informal Employment: Trends and Changes." Social Protection Briefing Note No. 10, WIEGO, 2025, .. "Social Protection for Workers in Informal Employment: Trends and Changes." Social Protection Briefing Note No. 10 (2025). https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Social-Protection-for-Workers-in-Informal-Employment-Trends-and-Changes-Social-Protection-Briefing-Note-10.pdf 2025, 'Social Protection for Workers in Informal Employment: Trends and Changes', Social Protection Briefing Note No. 10, , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Social-Protection-for-Workers-in-Informal-Employment-Trends-and-Changes-Social-Protection-Briefing-Note-10.pdf, 'Social Protection for Workers in Informal Employment: Trends and Changes' (2025) Social Protection Briefing Note No. 10 . Social Protection for Workers in Informal Employment: Trends and Changes. Social Protection Briefing Note No. 10. 2025. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Social-Protection-for-Workers-in-Informal-Employment-Trends-and-Changes-Social-Protection-Briefing-Note-10.pdf. Social Protection for Workers in Informal Employment: Trends and Changes. Social Protection Briefing Note No. 10. 2025. , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Social-Protection-for-Workers-in-Informal-Employment-Trends-and-Changes-Social-Protection-Briefing-Note-10.pdf
