Social Protection

March 2013. Informal City Dialogues:
January 2013. WIEGO and Carr Center, Harvard Kennedy School. The “World Development Report 2013: Jobs” and its Focus on Economic Rights of Informal Workers
Churchill, Craig, ed and Michal Matul, ed. 2012.  Protecting the Poor: A Microinsurance Compendium - Volume II.  ILO and Munich Re Foundation.

Brazil Brazilian Maids Get Same Rights as Salaried Workers France 24 . (3 April 2013)

An amendment to Brazil's constitution that came into effect Wednesday grants more than six million domestic workers -- maids, nannies and others -- the same rights as salaried workers. The amendment states that domestic employees, which include personal drivers and home-health aides for the elderly, should work a maximum 44 hours a week, with bonuses for overtime and a special rate for night work.

IRENE and IUF, .  Respect and Rights: Protection for domestic/household workers!.  IRENE.
SEWA. 2013. OHS Workshop Agenda hosted by SEWA, New Delhi, 4-5 April 2013.

Workshop: Occupational Health of Informal Women Workers

SEWA (the Self-Employed Women’s Association) will host a national workshop on “Occupational Health of Women Workers inEmbroidery worker in India uses new technology the Informal Economy” in New Delhi on April 4-5.

WIEGO, . December 2010. WIEGO Brochure (español).
WIEGO, . December 2010. WIEGO Brochure (français).
November 2011. ILO, UN Social Protection Floor Plan, Thailand. Building a Social Protection Floor in Thailand
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