Public and Workplace Services

New Forms of Social Insurance: The Case of the TUC–UNIWA Informal Sector Pension Scheme in Ghana

The TUC–UNIWA Informal Sector Pension Scheme was established in Ghana in 2017 by the Union of Informal Workers Associations (UNIWA) as a...

Universal Health Coverage and workers in the informal economy: reshaping health systems for the global majority

• December 15, 2022
• Online

Date: Thursday, 15 December, 2022Time: 13:00 – 14:30 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)Language: English, French, Spanish, Gujarati &...

Child Care in Markets

Workers in informal employment often lack access to high quality public services, including child-care services. Lack of child-care support...

A regional approach to Universal Social Protection: The case of the African Union Protocol

Subverting Master Planning to Advance Informal Worker Interests: Lessons from Delhi

Heeding the United Nations call to share transformative approaches to local action on World Cities Day, Focal Cities Coordinator Jenna Harvey...

Guidelines and Standards for Day-Care Centres in and around Markets in Ghana

These guidelines and standards for day-care centres in and around markets in Ghana were developed through the collaborative efforts of a...

Investing in Decent Work for Domestic Workers

• October 7, 2022 - October 11, 2022
• Kingston, Jamaica

Your Toolkit on ILO Convention 189 The “Investing in Decent Work for Domestic Workers, Ratification and Implementation of C189 and...

Book Review: The Informal Economy Revisited: Examining the Past, Envisioning the Future

Released in 2020, the book “The Informal Economy Revisited: Examining the Past, Envisioning the Future” has been reviewed by...

Milestone Talks on Informal Employment

In their first direct engagement, informal worker representatives and officials of the CNDH’s Program of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights...

EPRI Global Webinar: Expanding Social Protection Coverage to the Informal Workforce

• July 14, 2022

The impacts of the pandemic have exposed the large-scale vulnerabilities faced by workers in the informal economy, including the lack of...