Public and Workplace Services

Health Risks and Informal Employment in South Africa: Does Formality Protect Health?International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

The association between work and health has not been well explored in the context of economically developing countries, largely due to inadequate...

The Political Economy of Social Policy and Social Security in Sub-Saharan Africa

Editorial: Urban livelihoods: reframing theory and policy

This special issue on urban livelihoods was developed in collaboration with WIEGO. This paper, which also serves as an introduction to this...

Childcare from the perspective of women informal workers

Early Childhood Matters aims to elevate key issues, spread awareness of promising solutions to support holistic child development and explore...

Economic Recovery Assessment: Sierra Leone

Evidence from a recent assessment by Mercy Corps of economic recovery assessment in Sierra Leone showed that youth and petty traders were...

Empowering Women in an Insecure World. Joining SEWA Makes a Difference.

Abstract: This paper examines what significance membership in SEWA has. SEWA, a trade union of self-employed poor women, uses several strategies...

PR No. 15A – Text of the Convention Concerning Decent Work for Domestic Workers

  This document is in both English and French. Ce document est écrit en anglais et en français. For more information click here. Disponible...

The transition from the informal to the formal economy

Report V(1) at 104th Session, 2015

Learning From Experience: A Gendered Approach to Social Protection for Workers in the Informal Economy

This publication provides a framework of analysis and an overview of current practice in social protection. It was created to serve as a...

Care Work: The Quest for Security