Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Workers in the informal economy do not usually benefit from social protection because they - or their employers - do not contribute to any scheme or fund. It is no surprise, then, that extending social protection has become central to strategies of...
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
The informal business sector is a source of livelihood for millions of people around the world. Despite its size and importance, business-level data that provide an in-depth understanding and cross-country analysis of the sector are lacking. To fill this...
Tuesday, January 10, 2023
osovo has been coping with the diverse ramifications of the pandemic since March 2020. The impact of COVID-19 on poverty in Kosovo has been intense, as the pandemic is still affecting businesses, households, people’s everyday lives and their physical and...
Tuesday, November 8, 2022
Improving the social protection of atypical workers has been high on the European agenda in recent years. With the European Pillar of Social Rights of 2017, the European Union sought to break away from a decade of austerity and strict economic monitoring...
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Informal traders are a ubiquitous sight on the streets of South Africa's towns, cities and villages. Some sell fresh fruits and vegetables; others offer snacks and hot food, while still others give passers-by a convenient spot to buy loose cigarettes,...
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
COVID-19 brought into sharp focus the low level of social protection coverage of the self-employed through contributory schemes in African countries.
Thursday, July 7, 2022
Worldwide, more than 60% of workers – some two billion individuals – make their living in the informal economy: street vendors, waste-pickers, domestic workers and countless others. There, they experience high risks of poverty, marginalization,...
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
Both savings and social protection systems are important, and, on some level, they respond to similar needs: they can help us navigate uncertain futures, stabilise consumption across financial peaks and troughs, and enable us to invest in all kinds of...
Thursday, February 24, 2022
The expansion of social protection for rural populations is a prerequisite for a sustainable, inclusive and resilient recovery from COVID-19 and must be at the core of the post-pandemic recovery policies, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and...
Monday, February 21, 2022
El actual gobierno federal está enfocado en invertir en capital físico, es decir a la construcción de obra pública, y ha descuidado invertir en la protección social de su ciudadanía, nos contó Marcelo Delajara, director del Programa de...
