Workers’ Health and Safety

Seguranca e Saude no Trabalho Junho de 2012

Santé et Sécurité au Travail Pour les Travailleurs du Secteur Informel – Octobre 2012

Une publication de WIEGO no 6    Cette édition inclut des rapports sur:

AeT – Workplace safety with informal workers: Be safe with us

This blog post, about The Phephanathi Project, is written by Laura Alfers and Tasmi Quazi.

Accra: Market, Street Traders & Headload Porter’s Health & Safety

A survey undertaken in Accra, Ghana, investigated the main occupational health and access to healthcare challenges faced by market traders,...

Accra: Waste Picker Health & Safety

Waste pickers from Accra, Ghana, were surveyed to understand the main occupational health challenges and hazards they face. In total, 119...

Ahmedabad: Home-based Worker Health & Safety

In order to understand the main occupational health challenges and hazards home-based workers face in Ahmedabad, India, a survey was undertaken...

How the Draft WDR 2019 Got it Wrong: Rethinking and “Relinking” Social Protections for the Future of Work

The World Bank’s recently released draft of the World Development Report (WDR) 2019 makes a controversial call to delink important social...

National Consultation on Universal Health Care in India

• August 20, 2018 - August 21, 2018

The National Consultation on Universal Health Care (UHC) in India took place in New Delhi in August 2018. The workshop was organized by SEWA...

Home Net South East Asia (HNSEA) Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Workshop

• September 26, 2018 - September 28, 2018

Luang Prabang, Laos This HomeNet South East Asia (HNSEA) workshop was attended by affiliates of HNSEA from Thailand, Laos, Philippines and...

Q&A: New Project Highlights Health Risks Faced by Waste Pickers

Waste pickers may keep cities clean, but they face hazardous conditions on the job. Their health and wellbeing is at risk on a daily basis....