Several influential international organizations, academic studies and reports claim that social protection is an important driver of informality. This paper critically reviews the available evidence. On the whole, the literature does not support strong claims...
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This paper considers the implications of COVID-19 relief measures for the building and extension of comprehensive and universal social protection systems. It highlights three key areas emerging from the crisis, which are likely to affect the shape of social...
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The COVID-19 pandemic has re-emphasised the critical role of accessible, affordable and quality childcare to reduce and redistribute the gender unequal distribution of unpaid care work as an investment towards the well-being of children, women, families and...
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A menudo se argumenta que el empleo informal limita estructuralmente la capacidad de organizar los sistemas deprotección social, principalmente sobre la base de una seguridad social contributiva. La opinión predominante afirma que es necesaria una combinación...
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Prominent international institutions have written that social protection benefits that are tied to not having formal employment make informal employment more attractive and thus reduce formal employment by shifting workers to the informal sector. While the...
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Underinvestment and structural exclusions in social protection have never been more evident than during the COVID-19 pandemic. A challenge is the belief that employer contributions to the financing of social protection are not possible in the informal economy...
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