Brazil has made significant advances in terms of reducing poverty and inequality since its return to democracy in the late 1980s. The expansion of social protection policies played an important role in increasing inclusion, getting closer to universal access...
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Some of the main barriers preventing the expansion of social insurance (SI) schemes to agricultural workers(AWs) in the region are of a financial nature. Usually, SI schemes rely on the co-responsibility in financing between employers and employees, base...
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Extending the coverage of social insurance schemes to rural areas of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is challenging because of high administrative costs and a lack of necessary capacity. As a result agriculture workers tend to be left out of these...
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The majority of agricultural workers in the MENA region are in informal employment. These workers are usually not covered by social insurance schemes and benefits such as old-age pensions, work injury benefits, maternity benefits and health insurance. This...
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This spotlight brief provides insight into the contributions of informal social protection structures in the lives of populations residing in cross-border areas of Kenya and Tanzania. The paper identifies promising opportunities that can impact the lives and...
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The COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted the global and each national economy, and also people’s well-being and individual livelihoods. Vulnerable groups have been hit particularly hard, given their often precarious and dependent financial situation...
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