Social Protection Programme

Income floors: Understanding the different policy proposals

The 2020 global pandemic catalyzed great interest in the potential of social protection to support incomes and livelihoods during times of...

Pune Waste Pickers’ Innovative Efforts to Fund the Extension of Decent Work and Social Protection

Taking inspiration from India’s long experience with welfare boards, which provide social protection for self-employed workers and are generally...

Financing Universal Social Protection: The Relevance and Labour Market Impacts of Social Security Contributions

This paper brings together existing evidence on the impact of social security contributions on labour markets, insights from public finance...

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...

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...

Tight Tax Net, Loose Safety Net: Taxation and Social Protection in Accra’s Informal Sector

While debates about taxation and social protection in relation to the informal economy are widespread, there is little empirical evidence...