Public and Workplace Services

Statistics as a Catalyst for Making Women Workers Visible

Renana Jhabvala, co-founder of SEWA and former chair of WIEGO, talks about the historical relationship between both organizations, and the...

Catadores e catadoras obtêm apoio governamental para aumentar sua resiliência às mudanças climáticas

Um novo estudo realizado pela WIEGO mostra que 90% dos catadores e catadoras entrevistados em diferentes regiões do Brasil sofreram com eventos...

Waste pickers procure government support to improve their resilience to climate change

New study from WIEGO shows 90% of waste pickers surveyed across Brazil have experienced climate-change-related extreme weather events Public...

Comunicado de imprensa – Catado res e catado ras de materiais recicláveis sofrem o impacto de eventos climáticos extremos

Estudo brasileiro mostra por que os catadores e as catadoras são essenciais para o planejamento da adaptação climática. Mais de 90% dos catadores...

Press Release – Waste pickers bearing brunt of extreme weather events

Brazilian study shows why waste pickers are essential to climate adaptation planning. More than 90% of waste pickers surveyed across Brazil...

The Struggle for Vaccine Equity for Workers in Informal Employment Continues

Despite their essential contributions to society and high exposure to the virus, workers are often excluded from vaccine drives. A closer...

Financing Social Protection – Lessons from Gig Workers in India

A new scheme for financing social protection for gig workers in Rajasthan, India, could provide lessons for other informal economy workers....

Childcare Services and Regulation in Urban Public Spaces

• September 12, 2023 - 09:00am
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Challenges and strategies to increase social protection financing for workers in informal employment

This briefing note reviews the current debates about strategies to increase financing for social protection, which is essentially to enable...

I Will Not Auction My Back! Lessons from Maharashtra’s Welfare Boards in Financing Social Protection for Informal Workers

India’s welfare boards have existed for more than half a century and represent a unique approach to ensuring the sustainable and fair financing...