Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Evidence from Mauritius shows the consequences of losing a formal job in a labour market characterised by high rates of informal employment are significant. Unemployment benefits help mitigate these effects, while generating only small disincentive...
Sunday, March 3, 2024
Every two months, Marcelina Ngandu collects her cash transfer from the Zambian government and invests it in her small doughnut business. “I buy baking flour and make doughnuts for selling,” says Marcelina, a widow, who uses the money she makes to support...
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic laid bare the gaps in the social safety net and showed how most of the world’s workers – the 2 billion working in the informal economy – are being left behind. As the crisis evolved, many governments developed registries of workers...
Thursday, February 22, 2024
The Government of Timor-Leste, with support from the ILO, launches its Social Security Portal in three languages, providing easy access to information to all people of Timor-Leste. The Portal is organized in a simple, intuitive way and provides easy...
Friday, February 2, 2024
The increase in migrant workers and motivations from economic difficulties at home boosted remittances to the region, which rose by 23% in 2021. Monthly remittances per worker are almost 1.8 times as much as average earnings at home and fund...
Monday, October 23, 2023
The extension of social protection to all workers, including those in the informal economy, is crucial to creating better quality employment. For this to happen, it is essential that financing for social protection is increased. A new scheme for...
Thursday, July 27, 2023
Meet Abdessalem, Taher, and Marbouka, fishers from Tunisia. Through their voices, discover their work, challenges, and the obstacles they face in accessing social protection. Find out more about FAO's social protection initiative for the fisheries and...
Monday, June 19, 2023
The region’s aging population poses challenges and opportunities. As the age dependency ratio rises, it's vital to address healthcare, pensions, and food security. Investments in capital, technology, and human capital development are crucial for the '...
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
This year’s International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (IDAHOTB) on May 17 provides a moment to reflect on how COVID-19 affected the economic and mental health of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) people...
Monday, April 17, 2023
A child’s risk of poverty changes considerably depending on how many siblings they have. Until very recently this fact was largely neglected in UK poverty analysis, though there has been growing interest in family size in the wake of ‘welfare reforms’...