Engendering informality statistics: gaps and opportunities: Working paper to support revision of the standards for statistics on informality
Informality is a dynamic and multidimensional concern that demands gender-sensitive data. In 2018, globally, more than 60% of employment...
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Domestic Workers During the COVID-19 Crisis: Pathways of Impact, Recovery and Resilience in Six Cities
Key Findings
Domestic workers’ ability to work and earn an income were negatively impacted throughout the pandemic and particularly at the...
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Waste Pickers During the COVID-19 Crisis: Pathways of Impact and Recovery in Five Cities
Key Findings
A year after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, market shifts had exacerbated waste pickers’ structural disadvantages, and...
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Informal Workers in Peru: A Statistical Profile, 2015–2021
This brief examines data on employment in Peru from 2015, 2019, 2020 and 2021, and analyzes the changes in employment brought by the COVID-19...
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Seguridade social para as trabalhadoras domésticas na América Latina – Resumo executivo
Este trabalho considera 15 países da América Latina: Argentina, Bolívia, Brasil, Chile, Colômbia, Costa Rica, República Dominicana, Equador,...
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Social Security for Domestic Workers in Latin America – Executive Summary
This report analyzes 15 Latin American countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador,...
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Imagining Social Security for Domestic Workers: Analysis of the Status of Social Security Coverage for Domestic Workers in 15 Latin American Countries
This report seeks to provide a comprehensive regional overview of domestic workers’ situation regarding social security that reflects...
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Home-Based Workers’ Access to Social Protection: Lessons Learned from the IDPoor Programme in Cambodia
This joint WIEGO and HomeNet Cambodia study adds to the limited research on home-based workers and their access to social-protection programmes...
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The Journey from “Factories in Homes” to Legal Recognition and Rights for Home-Based Workers in Pakistan
This brief discusses the struggle of home-based workers in Pakistan to realize the rights enshrined in the Sindh Home-Based Workers Act of...
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