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By:

WIEGO

Date: June 2021

Afshar Cyrus. 2021. "Registration mechanisms to expand social protection for informal workers: Lessons from Latin America" WIEGO Social Protection Briefing Note No. 1. Available at

Registration is an essential tool to expand social protection to informal workers.

This brief explores the experiences of registration mechanisms that have worked for informal workers in five Latin American countries: Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Colombia and Dominican Republic.

Occupational group

Street / Market vendors

Waste Pickers

Informal Economy Theme

Social Protection

Informal Economy Topic

COVID-19 Crisis

Livelihoods