Public and Workplace Services

Quality child-care services for workers in the informal economy

Women working in the informal economy must earn income. Child-care provision and parental leave are proven to have a positive impact on women’s...

Three new ways of looking at the urgent need for quality childcare

Few public investments will have as transformative an impact on present and future generations, and on equality between women and men and...

Extending social security to workers in the informal sector: a view from the ground

In this article, Laura Alfers discusses how the extension of social security to informal workers is possible.

The ILO World Social Protection Report 2017-19: An Assessment

WIEGO’s Director of Social Protection, Laura Alfers, and Deputy Director Rachel Moussié wrote this assessment of the ILO’s World...

¿En qué nos beneficia a las trabajadoras del hogar contar con seguridad social?

Trabajadoras del hogar: Una afiliacion exitosa al IMSS

How Universal Health Coverage Reaches the World’s Poorest: Community Health Workers

Pushpa Rathod’s work days are unpredictable. On any given day, she may be talking to adolescents about their health, counseling women working...

Resumen Ejectivo – La situación de los derechos humanos de la comunidad recicladora en América Latina: un reclamo urgente por respeto a través de estándares internacionales

El objetivo de este informe es brindar argumentos y herramientas jurídicas que permitan proteger efectivamente los derechos humanos de las...

Informal Economy Podcasts

WIEGO’s podcast explores some of the most pressing issues faced by the world’s informal workers face. Hosted by Cyrus Afshar, it features...

What’s missing from the future of work debates? Social protection for 2 billion workers

Although the world is abuzz over robots and automation in debates over the “future of work,” we know the reality is that 61 per cent of the...