Fiscal Justice

Q&A with WIEGO Social and Solidarity Economy Specialist Federico Parra

The appointment of Federico Parra as Social and Solidarity Economy Specialist is WIEGO’s response to the need to support initiatives of workers...

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...

Taxing the Informal Economy: Policy, Evidence and Lessons for the Future

• April 4, 2023
• Online

In the wake of the pandemic, developing and middle-income countries are facing increasing pressure to improve domestic resource mobilization....

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...

Childcare, an Important Step on the Road to Recovery for Women Workers – Policy Brief

Cartilha de precificação para o trabalho dos catadores e das catadoras

Pagamento por serviços na catação Esta cartilha apresenta orientações de como precificar o trabalho dos catadores seja das organizações coletivas...

Sample Contract for Home-Based Workers

Pocket Tools for Homeworkers Working in Garment Supply Chains is part of a series produced by the Home-based Workers Organizing for Economic...

Forms of Violence Experienced by Home-Based Workers

Pocket Tools for Homeworkers Working in Garment Supply Chains is part of a series produced by the Home-based Workers Organizing for Economic...

La fête du Travail : des investissements dans la protection sociale et du travail nécessaires à la reprise économique

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