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Gisèle Yasmeen, la nueva Directora de Protección social de WIEGO habla sobre el aumento de la visibilidad de las y los trabajadores en empleo informal

Tuvimos la oportunidad de hablar con la nueva Directora del programa de Protección social de WIEGO, la Doctora Gisèle Yasmeen, sobre algunas de las principales tendencias en dicho sector en la actualidad. Gisèle tomó el cargo en abril de 2016, sucediendo a Francie Lund, Directora y fundadora del programa.

WIEGO’s new social protection director, Gisèle Yasmeen, on the increasing visibility of informal workers

We had an opportunity to speak with WIEGO’s new Social Protection Programme Director, Dr. Gisèle Yasmeen, on some of the key trends happening in the sector today. Gisèle took over the position in April 2016 from Francie Lund, the programme’s founding director. Gisèle has done extensive research on micro- and small-scale enterprises in the food sector, particularly street food vendors.

By Leslie Vryenhoek

Domestic workers represent a vast, hidden and essential workforce whose efforts inside private homes allow their employers to be more productive outside the home. In Johannesburg, South Africa, domestic work provides a major source of employment. But capturing the working lives of domestic workers is a difficult assignment—to see firsthand the workplace requires permission to enter a private home. Only employers who know they are fair will open the door to a camera and an interview.

By Rachel Moussié

Women’s economic empowerment is a central feature of development debates today. A key focus is the economic and social benefits that arise from women’s greater and more equal participation in the labour market. Calls for improving pay and working conditions, eliminating legal barriers to women’s economic engagement, and greater financial and digital inclusion to support women-led enterprises feature as key recommendations for empowering women. 

WIEGO and Slum Dwellers International (SDI) are co-chairs of the Grassroots Partners Constituency Group of the General Assembly of Partners, a stakeholder consultation mechanism in the Habitat III process.